TCL 01, 241 (P357844)

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

AM 0269

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. 1(u) [n] 1/2(disz)#? _gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. sza nu-szu / pa2-ni-tim
3. u3 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
4. sza a-na s,e2-er _an-na_-ak
5. qa2-tim sza ki-ma
then erasure
6. i-a-ti2 / a-na en-nam-a-szur3
7. i-di2-nu-ni / um-ma szu-ut-ma
8. mi3-ma u2-la2 al-qe2
reverse
1. pi3-la2-ah-su2-en6
2. u3 szu-ku-bu-um
3. lu-ka3-i-na-kum a-na
4. 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 an-na_
5. da-da
6. u2 bi nam

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

20091124 oatp: obv. 5: qa2-tim ue. rasur

CDLI number	P357844
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P357844

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	AM 0269
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 1, 241

[Thureau-Dangin1910TCL1] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1910. Lettres et Contrats de l’époque de La Première Dynastie Babylonienne. Paris: Librairie Paul Geuthner.
history: Ulshöfer, APU, 34

[Ulshöfer1995APU] Ulshöfer, Andrea M. 1995. Die Altassyrischen Privaturkunden. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 4. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

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, 241 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357844.

TCL 01, 241 artifact entry (No. P357844). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357844 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 01, 241 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357844 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 01, 241 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357844},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357844},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/20/
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M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - TCL 01, 241 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 01, 241 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357844.

TCL 01, 241 artifact entry (No. P357844). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357844 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 01, 241 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357844 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 01, 241 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357844},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357844},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357844
LB  - CDLI:P357844
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - TCL 01, 241 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357844
ER  -