TCL 04, 026 (P357361)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 07150

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

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tablet
obverse
1. um-ma sza-lim-a-hu-um-ma
2. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6
3. u3 {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni qi2-bi4-ma
4. a-na _nin-szubur_-ba-ni qi2-bi4-ma
5. ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma a-ta-ma
6. te2-er-ta-ka3 a-na s,e2-er
7. sza ki-ma ku-a-ti2 li-li-kam-ma
8. _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ ki-ma
9. i-qi2-pu-ni sza _ku3-babbar_
10. 1(asz) _gu2_ li-di2-nu-nim u3 i-ta-ki-it
11. a-ni-a-tim 1(u) _ma-na-ta_
12. _ku3-babbar_-pi2 li-li-ka3-ku-ma
13. a-na te2-er-ti2-a i-hi-id
14. 2(asz) _gu2 an-na_ isz-ti2 hu-ra-s,a-nim
15. 2(asz) _gu2_ isz-ti2 a-mur-a-szur3
16. _dumu_ szu-esz18-dar u3 1(disz) me-at ku-ta-nu
17. _an-na sag10_ i-re-esz15
reverse
1. _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ a-na
2. u4-me qu2-ur-bu-tim
3. nam-gi5-ra-ma li-qe2
4. szu-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 a-na szi2-a-ma-tim
5. tu3-sze2-ba-lam la-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3
6. e-ru-ba-ni t,up-pa2-ka3 le-ti2-qa2-ma
7. szi2-ma-am sza ta-sza-pa2-ra-ni
8. i-ra-mi3-ni-a la2-asz2-a-ma
9. lu-sze2-bi-la-kum _ku3-babbar_-pi2
10. _iti 1(disz)-kam_ isz-te2-en6 u3 sze2-na
11. li-be2-la-ni a-hi a-ta
12. a-na _an-na_-ki-a 6(disz) _gin2-ta_
13. la ta-ba-ta-qam2 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u3 ni-is-ha-su2
14. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ pa2-szal2-lam
15. sze2-bi-lam 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-szu-mi3
16. _dingir_ i-ra-mi3-ni-ka3 ma!-li
17. li-bi4 la2 tu3-la2-ma-an
18. _dingir_ be-el! ik-ri-bi li-ir-de8-ka3#
left
1. i-t,up-pi3-im sza la-qe2-pi2-im u3 pu-szu-ke-en6
2. 6(disz) _ma-na an-na_ u3 ku-si2-tum u3 1/2(disz) ku-ta-nim
3. isz-ti2 _nin-szubur_-ba-ni a-hi a-ta
4. _ku3-babbar_-pi2 sze2-bi-lam

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 26

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

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  • Museum No.: AO 07150
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:53:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-03-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 12: vd Meer, correspondance nr 22; 2-5: Lewy, Or 15, 401; 10-11: GKT 63b; 15: GKT 109a; 21-25: GKT 137e; 22-23: GKT 155; 21-25: Garelli, Fs Matousz I, 125A.43; 21-27: Larsen, OACP 95; 28: GKT sz 91hM; 30: Oppenheim, afO 12, 348; 31ff.: Lewy

Cite this Artifact
“TCL 04, 026 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357361.
TCL 04, 026 artifact entry (No. P357361). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357361 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 026 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357361 (Accessed: April 28, 2025).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357361},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357361},
}


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