TCL 04, 088 (P357423)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 07156

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _kiszib3_ szu-a-nim _dumu_ ha-da-a
  blank space
  seal impression
2. _kiszib3_ a-szur-na-da _dumu_ na-bi4-li-szu
3. _kiszib3_ a-szur-ma-lik _dumu_ a-hu-qar
4. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ be-u2-la2-tim
5. sza a-szur-ma-lik u2 a-hu-qar
  blank space
  seal impression
6. i-na a-lim{ki} il5-qe2-u2
  blank space
  seal impression
reverse
1. be2-u2-la2-tu3-szu be2-u2-la2-tu3-szu-ma
2. a-na te2-er-tim sza isz-tu3
3. ka3-ni-isz a-szur-i-di2
4. isz-pu-ra-szu-ni u2 isz-tu3
5. e-lu-hu-ut a-na a-lim{ki}
6. {d}en-lil2-ba-ni isz-pu-[ra]-szu-ni
  blank space
  seal impression
7. _ku3-babbar_ ga-mar-szu sza-bu
8. 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-li-bi4
9. be2-u2-la2-ti2-szu il-qe2
10. i-na _tug2_-ba-ti2-szu ta-da-nim
11. _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu 1/3(disz) _ma-na_
  blank space
  seal impression
left
1. {d}en-lil2-ba-ni i-la2-qe2-ma
2. be-u2-la2-tu3-szu be-u2-la2-tu3-szu-ma

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357423

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 07156
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010124071

References

  • primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 88

    [Contenau1920TCL4] Contenau, Georges. 1920. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 4. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • primary: PIHANS 70, seal no. 32, 170, 566

    [Teissier1994PIHANS70] Teissier, Beatrice. 1994. Sealing and Seals on Texts from Kültepe Kārum Level 2. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul = PIHANS 70. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.

  • history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 162

    [Eisser1930ARK1-2] Eisser, George, and Julius Lewy. 1930. Die Altassyrischen Rechtsurkunden Vom Kültepe. 1. Und 2. Teil: Urkunden 1-290. Mitteilungen Der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, Band 33. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-08-17 at 15:56:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-08-17 at 15:47:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:53:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-03-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 088 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P357423.
TCL 04, 088 artifact entry (No. P357423). (2026, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357423 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 088 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357423 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {TCL 04, 088 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357423},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357423},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 088 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P357423.
TCL 04, 088 artifact entry (No. P357423). (2026, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357423 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 088 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357423 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2026TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {TCL 04, 088 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357423},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357423},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/8/17/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P357423
LB  - CDLI:P357423
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - TCL 04, 088 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357423
ER  -
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