TCL 04, 009 (P357344)

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 07058

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. [a]-na i-na-a qi2-bi4-ma
2. um#-ma bu-ur-a-szur3-ma
3. i-na sza-am-szi2 / ni-mar-esz18-dar
4. a-mi3-sza-am / u2-s,i2-a-ni
5. a-na-ku / a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim
6. a-ti2-s,i2
7. ki-ma / e-ru-bu-ni
8. _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im lu-qu2-ti-ka3
9. sza sze2-ep {d}utu-tap-pa2-i
10. lu szi2-im hu-sa2-ri-ka3
11. isz-ti2 pa2-ni-im-ma
reverse
1. a-ka2-na-ak-ma
2. u2-sze2-ba-la-ku-um
3. sza lu-qu2-ti2-ka3 ur-ki-tim
4. t,up-pa2-ka3 / ma-ma-an
5. la2 i-di2-nam szu-esz18-dar _dumu_ szu-a-nim
6. i-na hu-ra-ma 3(disz) _iti-kam_
7. lu-qu2-tam2 / [u2]-ka3-s,i2-id
8. te2-er-ta-ka3 u2 _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3
9. [li]-li-am / a-na-kam
10. [i]-na pi2-i da-da-a-a
11. [u2] pu-[ru]-si2 asz2-me-e
12. [um-ma] da-da-a-ma
13. [a]-da-da _dumu_ ku-da-[x]
left
1. [...]-di2-nim
2. [... a-szur]-na-da
3. [...]-ka / i-la2-kam
4. [ha-ra]-num# lu pa2-at-a-at

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 3-6: GKT 152b; 4: GKT 78d; 6: GKT 97e; 10: Lewy, IEJ 5, 155A.2; rev. 13: NB: Michel ku-du-bi-isz

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357344

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 07058
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010167739

References

  • primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 9

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

  • history: Innaya, 46

    [Michel1991Innaya] Michel, Cécile. 1991. Innāya Dans Les Tablettes Paléo-Assyriennes. I: Analyse. II: Edition Des Textes. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

  • history: LAPO 19, 278

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration 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 22:53:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-03-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 009 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357344.
TCL 04, 009 artifact entry (No. P357344). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357344 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357344 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357344},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357344},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357344
LB  - CDLI:P357344
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - TCL 04, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357344
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 009 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357344.
TCL 04, 009 artifact entry (No. P357344). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357344 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357344 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357344},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357344},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357344
LB  - CDLI:P357344
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - TCL 04, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357344
ER  -
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