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TCL 04, 075 (P357410)

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

Metadata / catalogue

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

Seal Chemistry

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Photo

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 07076

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. 4(u) _ma-na uruda_
2. da-mu-qa2-am
3. i-s,e2-er
4. ma-nu-um-ba-<lum2>-a-szur _dumu_ ku-s,i2-a
5. ha-du-uk-la2-nu-um
6. _ir_ / sza i-di2-ku-bi-im
7. i-szu / _sag iti_-kam
8. na-ar-ma-ak-a-szur3
9. i-na ha-musz-tim
10. sza i-di-ku-bi-im
11. _uruda_ il5-qe2
12. a-na _iti 2(disz)-kam_
13. i-sza-qal
14. li-mu-um
15. sza qa2-te2 /
16. isz-ma-a-szur3 _dumu_ e2-a-dan
17. ba-lum2 da-tim
18. sza ta-szi2-a-tim
19. szal2-ma-am / u2 ke-na-am
20. i-na ka3-ni-isz{ki}
21. i-sza-qal
22. _igi_ _ir_ / _dumu_ la2-qe2-ep
23. _igi_ en-na-su2-en6
24. _dumu_ en-nam-a-szur3
25. _igi_ i3-li2-a-lim
26. _dumu_ i3-li2-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)

Collections

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 75

[Contenau1920TCL4] Contenau, Georges. 1920. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 4. Paris: Paul Geuthner.
history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 94

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 07076
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Dates Referenced: 119+: Naramsin.Iszme-Assur+.03.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	approved
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2009-11-11 at 22:53:39	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2006-03-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Louvre Collections (cl010167778) (cl010167778)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 5-6, 12: Kienast, FAOSB 1, 90; 19-21: GKT 125k

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 075 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357410.

TCL 04, 075 artifact entry (No. P357410). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357410 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 04, 075 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357410 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 075 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357410},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357410},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357410
LB  - CDLI:P357410
M1  - 2026/1/1/
TI  - TCL 04, 075 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357410
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 075 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357410.

TCL 04, 075 artifact entry (No. P357410). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357410 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 04, 075 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357410 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 075 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357410},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357410},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357410
LB  - CDLI:P357410
M1  - 2026/1/1/
TI  - TCL 04, 075 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357410
ER  -