TCL 04, 105 (P357440)

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 07454

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni
2. ku-nu-ki sza a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2
3. sza-zu-uz2-tim
4. sza su2-e-a
5. 1(disz) _tug2_ a-bar-ni-[am]
6. sza na-na
7. a-szi-ti2-szu
8. a-na s,e2-er
9. su2-e-a
10. isz-me-a-szur
11. ub-lu _igi_ a-szur-du10
12. _dumu_ ki-ki
13. _igi_ dan-a-szur3
14. _dumu_ pu-[usz]-qa2-nim

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 1: EL 142

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357440

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 07454
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010168148

References

  • primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 105

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

  • history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 142

    [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
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, 105 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357440.
TCL 04, 105 artifact entry (No. P357440). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357440 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 105 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357440 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 105 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357440},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357440},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357440
LB  - CDLI:P357440
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - TCL 04, 105 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357440
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 105 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357440.
TCL 04, 105 artifact entry (No. P357440). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357440 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 105 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357440 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 105 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357440},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357440},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357440
LB  - CDLI:P357440
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - TCL 04, 105 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357440
ER  -
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