TCL 01, 239 (P357842)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 02064 = AM 0271

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _kiszib3_ ha-nu _dumu_ ka3-ba-tim
2. _kiszib3_ a-szur3-mu-ta-bi-il5
3. _dumu_ i-di2-na-bi-im
4. _kiszib3_ a-szur3-ma-lik _dumu_
5. a-szur3-mu-ta-bi-il5
6. 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ be2-u2-la2-at
7. szu-esz18-dar _dumu_ puzur2-a-szur
8. sza a-szur3-i-di2 _dumu_ bu-za-zu
9. u2-ka3-lu-ma t,up-pu-szu
10. i-na a-lim{ki}
11. la2-ap2-tu3
reverse
1. 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ki-ma
2. szu-esz18-dar _dumu_ puzur2-a-szur3
3. a-szur3-ma-lik _dumu_ a-szur3-mu-ta#-bi4-il5
4. sza-bu me-eh-ra-at
5. t,up-pi3-im a-nim _GAN2_-lam
6. e-ti2-iq
7. _igi_ la2-qe2-pi2-im
8. _dumu_ _ir_-dim
9. _igi_ {d}utu-ba-ni
10. _dumu_ en-nam-a-a

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P357842
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P357842

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 02064 = AM 0271
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 1, 239

[Thureau-Dangin1910TCL1] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1910. Lettres et Contrats de l’époque de La Première Dynastie Babylonienne. Paris: Librairie Paul Geuthner.
history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 144

[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	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:54:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-03-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 01, 239 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357842.

TCL 01, 239 artifact entry (No. P357842). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357842 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 01, 239 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357842 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 01, 239 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357842},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357842},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - TCL 01, 239 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 01, 239 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357842.

TCL 01, 239 artifact entry (No. P357842). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357842 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 01, 239 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357842 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 01, 239 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357842},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357842},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357842
LB  - CDLI:P357842
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - TCL 01, 239 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357842
ER  -