TCL 04, 100 (P357435)

Divorce Documents 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 07313

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Family > Divorce Documents

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-ra-wu-ur-hi#-[na]
2. a-sza-zu e-zi-ib
3. s,u2-ha-ri-szu u2-nu-tam2
4. sza be-ti2-szu mi3-ma a-al-szu#
5. la2 il5-qe2 hu-bu-lu-szu
6. e-zi-ib u2 u2-tu3-ub-tu3-szu
7. e-zi-ib u2-tu3-ub-tam2
8. s,u2-ha-ri-szu u2-nu-tam2
9. sza be-ti2-szu u2 hu-bu-lam
10. a-sa2-su2
11. ma-la2-asz2-hi-na
12. tal-qe2 a-na
13. a-ra-wa-ar-hi-na
reverse
1. la2 i-tu3-wa-ar
2. szu-ma i-tu3-wa-ar
3. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ta-sza-qal
4. u2 i-du-ku-szi2 szu-ma
5. a-ra-wa-ar-hi-a
6. i-tu3-wa-ar-szi2-im
7. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qal
8. u2 i-du-ku-szu
9. _igi_ ti2-ri-ku-da
10. _igi_ tu3-hu-szi2-li
11. _igi_ ki!-ni-a-ah-szu
12. _igi_ da-ra-ak-szu

Text content

Genre(s) Family > Divorce Documents
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 1: Driver, baby10, nr. 85; 1: EL 4; 1: GKT 9b; 3-4: Larsen, OACP 86A.42; 5: GKT 64d; 13, 18: GKT 9b; 22: GKT 8c; 23: GKT 9b;

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357435

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 07313
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010167998

References

  • primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 100

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

  • primary: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 4

    [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: ZA 82, p.212-220

    [Hengstl1992] Hengstl, J. 1992. “‘Soll Und Haben’ in Einer Altassyrischen Familienrechtlichen Urkunde.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 82: 212–20.

  • history: SANTAG 10, p. 149-151 no. 18

    [Kienast2015Eherecht] Kienast, Burkhart. 2015. Das Altassyrische Eherecht. Eine Urkundenlehre. SANTAG. Arbeiten Und Untersuchungen Zur Keilschriftkunde, Band 10. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

  • history: WAW 42, 39

    [Michel2020WAW42] Michel, Cécile. 2020. Women of Assur and Kanesh: Texts from the Archives of Assyrian Merchants. Writings from the Ancient World 42. SBL.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-09-06 at 19:17:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-29 at 13:53:14 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram 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 22:53:41 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, 100 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P357435.
TCL 04, 100 artifact entry (No. P357435). (2026, September 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357435 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 100 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357435 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 6},
	title = {TCL 04, 100 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357435},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357435},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/9/6/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P357435
LB  - CDLI:P357435
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - TCL 04, 100 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357435
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 100 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P357435.
TCL 04, 100 artifact entry (No. P357435). (2026, September 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357435 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 100 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357435 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2026TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 6},
	title = {TCL 04, 100 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357435},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357435},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/9/6/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P357435
LB  - CDLI:P357435
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - TCL 04, 100 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357435
ER  -
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