TCL 04, 090 (P357425)

Letter tablet & envelope 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 07298

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. s,a-ru-pu-um i-s,e2-er
3. da-ak-ni-isz
4. u3 hu-ru-ta / i-ku-num
5. i-szu isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz-tim
6. sza ka3-szi2-im
7. 2(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na
8. 1(disz) _ma-na_-im
9. s,i2-ib-tam2
reverse
1. i-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_
2. u2-s,u2-bu
3. a-na 3(disz) _iti-kam_
4. _ku3-babbar_ u2-la2 u2-ta-ru-u2
5. _igi_ s,i-lu-lu
6. _igi_ a-szur-dan
7. _igi_ i-ku-num
envelope
obverse
  seal A
1. _kiszib3_ s,i2-lu-lu _kiszib3_ a-szur-dan
2. _kiszib3_ i-ku-nim _dumu_ il5-ba-ni
3. sza hu-bu-ul da-ak-ni-isz
4. u3 hu-ru-ta 6(disz) _ma-na_
5. _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pu-um
  seal B
6. isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz#-[tim]
reverse
  seal C
1. sza ka3-szi2-im 2(disz) _gin2-ta_
2. a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im s,i2-ib-tam2
3. i-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ u2-s,u-bu
4. _ku3-babbar_ a-na 3(disz) _iti-kam_
  seal D
5. u2-la2 u2-ta-ru
seal B
  (mirrored legend)
1. i-ku-num
2. _dumu_ i3-li2-ba-ni#
seal C
  (mirrored legend)
1. a-mur-a-szur3
2. _dumu_ szu-a-nim
seal D
column 1
1. {d}i-bi2#-{d}suen
2. _lugal kal-ga_
3. _lugal#_ uri5[{ki}-ma]
4. _lugal# an# ub#-da# limmu2#-ba#_
column 2
1. ur-{d}lugal-banda3{da}
2. _dub-sar_
3. _dumu_ ur-nigar{gar}
4. _ARAD2-zu_

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 90

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

  • history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 22

    [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.

  • history: RA 008 (pp. 135 - 158), 142f no. 1

    [Thureau-Dangin1911RA8Notes] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1911. “Notes Assyriologiques.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 8: 135–58.

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  • Museum No.: AO 07298
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-29 at 15:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-29 at 13:47:58 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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 22:53:40 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012137 (composite) (P500569) Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
CDLI Seals 012175 (composite) (P500607) Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
CDLI Seals 012176 (composite) (P500608) Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 11: GK 47d; rev. 6: 9: GKT 47d

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 090 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357425.
TCL 04, 090 artifact entry (No. P357425). (2024, September 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357425 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 090 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357425 (Accessed: November 9, 2025).
@misc{2024TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 29},
	title = {TCL 04, 090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357425},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357425},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P357425
LB  - CDLI:P357425
M1  - 2025/11/9/
TI  - TCL 04, 090 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357425
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 090 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357425.
TCL 04, 090 artifact entry (No. P357425). (2024, September 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357425 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 090 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357425 (Accessed: November 9, 2025).
@misc{2024TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 29},
	title = {TCL 04, 090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357425},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357425},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P357425
LB  - CDLI:P357425
M1  - 2025/11/9/
TI  - TCL 04, 090 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357425
ER  -
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