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TCL 04, 110 (P357445)

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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 07325

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. [u2-s,u2-ra-num] u3 a-mur-esz18-dar
2. [ki-ma] kur-ub-esz18-dar
3. puzur4#-a-na is,-bu-tu3-ni
4. um-ma szu-[nu]-ma / sza
5. [qa2]-ta-tim ta#-u2-ra-am
6. u2-ta-ra-am _ARAD2_ sza-zi-iz-ma
7. lu nu-sze2-er-ka3 / um-ma
8. puzur4-a-na-ma / a-ma
9. szu-mi3-a-bi-a / li-zi-za-ku-nu-ti2
10. um-ma u2-s,u2-ra-nim u3
11. a-mur-esz18-dar-ma a-na _ku3-babbar_
12. la2 e-pa2-al-ni-a-ti2
13. a-na ta-u2-ri-ka3
14. le-pu-ul-ni-a-ti2
reverse
1. a-ma-la2 di2-in
2. ka3-ri-im ka3-ni-isz{ki}
3. nu-sza-sa3-ah-ka3 / u3 _ku3-babbar_
4. u3 _ku3-sig17_ / ta-da-an-ni-a-ti2-ma
5. u2-la2 ni-la2-qe2 / ku-a-ti2-ma
6. ni-ra-de8-ka3 um-ma puzur4-a-na-ma
7. mi3-szu-um a-na ka3-ni-isz
8. ta-ra-de8-a-ni
9. e-er-ba-ma / _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ku-nu
10. [lu]-sza-bi4-ku-nu / u3 eq-lam
11. [a-szu]-mi3-a le-ti-iq
12. [um-ma] szu-nu-ma a-na _ku3-babbar_
13. [u3 _ku3]-sig17#_ u2-la2 ni-li-kam a-na
14. [ku-a-ti2 u3 a]-na a-wa-tim <sza> kur-ub-esz18-dar
15. [ni-li-kam a]-na a-wa-tim [a]-ni-a-<tim>
16. [ka3-ru-um wa]-ah-szu-sza-na
left
1. [_dumu gal_ i]-di2-in-ni-a-ti2-ma
2. [_igi gir2_ sza a]-szur3 szi2-bu-ti2-ni
3. [ni-di2-in _igi_] kur-ub-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-na-li2
4. [_igi_ sag10-pi2]-i-a-szur _dumu_ a-szur-ba-ni

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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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 110

[Contenau1920TCL4] Contenau, Georges. 1920. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 4. Paris: Paul Geuthner.
history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 238

[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 07325
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	approved
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
2016-07-28 at 16:11:36	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2009-11-11 at 22:53:42	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 (cl010168011) (cl010168011)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 1-9: Kienast, FAOSB 1, 90; 5: GKT 94d; 5-6: GKT 127b; 13: GKT 94d; 17-19: GKT 135g

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 110 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357445.

TCL 04, 110 artifact entry (No. P357445). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357445 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 04, 110 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357445 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 110 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357445},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357445},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357445
LB  - CDLI:P357445
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - TCL 04, 110 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357445
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 110 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357445.

TCL 04, 110 artifact entry (No. P357445). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357445 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 04, 110 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357445 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 110 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357445},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357445},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357445
LB  - CDLI:P357445
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - TCL 04, 110 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357445
ER  -