TCL 04, 090 (P357425)

Letter tablet & envelope 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 07298

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. s,a-ru-pu-um i-s,e2-er
3. da-ak-ni-isz
4. u3 hu-ru-ta / i-ku-num
5. i-szu isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz-tim
6. sza ka3-szi2-im
7. 2(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na
8. 1(disz) _ma-na_-im
9. s,i2-ib-tam2
reverse
1. i-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_
2. u2-s,u2-bu
3. a-na 3(disz) _iti-kam_
4. _ku3-babbar_ u2-la2 u2-ta-ru-u2
5. _igi_ s,i-lu-lu
6. _igi_ a-szur-dan
7. _igi_ i-ku-num
envelope
obverse
  seal A
1. _kiszib3_ s,i2-lu-lu _kiszib3_ a-szur-dan
2. _kiszib3_ i-ku-nim _dumu_ il5-ba-ni
3. sza hu-bu-ul da-ak-ni-isz
4. u3 hu-ru-ta 6(disz) _ma-na_
5. _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pu-um
  seal B
6. isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz#-[tim]
reverse
  seal C
1. sza ka3-szi2-im 2(disz) _gin2-ta_
2. a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im s,i2-ib-tam2
3. i-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ u2-s,u-bu
4. _ku3-babbar_ a-na 3(disz) _iti-kam_
  seal D
5. u2-la2 u2-ta-ru
seal B
  (mirrored legend)
1. i-ku-num
2. _dumu_ i3-li2-ba-ni#
seal C
  (mirrored legend)
1. a-mur-a-szur3
2. _dumu_ szu-a-nim
seal D
column 1
1. {d}i-bi2#-{d}suen
2. _lugal kal-ga_
3. _lugal#_ uri5[{ki}-ma]
4. _lugal# an# ub#-da# limmu2#-ba#_
column 2
1. ur-{d}lugal-banda3{da}
2. _dub-sar_
3. _dumu_ ur-nigar{gar}
4. _ARAD2-zu_

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012137 (composite) (P500569) S012137 Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
CDLI Seals 012175 (composite) (P500607) S012175 Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
CDLI Seals 012176 (composite) (P500608) S012176 Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

20091124 oatp: 11: GK 47d; rev. 6: 9: GKT 47d

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357425

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 07298
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010123087

References

  • primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 90

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

  • primary: PIHANS 70, seal no. 35, 145, 294, 580, 584

    [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, 22

    [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.

  • history: RA 008 (pp. 135 - 158), 142f no. 1

    [Thureau-Dangin1911RA8Notes] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1911. “Notes Assyriologiques.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 8: 135–58.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-08-17 at 15:47:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-29 at 15:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-29 at 13:47:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other 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
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, 090 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P357425.
TCL 04, 090 artifact entry (No. P357425). (2026, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357425 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 090 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357425 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {TCL 04, 090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357425},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357425},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/8/17/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P357425
LB  - CDLI:P357425
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - TCL 04, 090 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357425
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 090 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P357425.
TCL 04, 090 artifact entry (No. P357425). (2026, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357425 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 090 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357425 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2026TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {TCL 04, 090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357425},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357425},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/8/17/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P357425
LB  - CDLI:P357425
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - TCL 04, 090 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357425
ER  -
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