TCL 01, 240 (P357843)

Business / Contracts 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

AM 0268

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. ha-ba-ta-li ki-ma! na-ah-szu-sza-ra#
2. szi2-li-a-ra me-ra-szu
3. szu-ma szi2-li-a-ra
4. s,u2!-ha!-ra!-am mi3-ma a-kam-ma
5. i-ka3-sza-du-ni a-na _e2_{be-et!}
6. ha-ba-ta-li u2-ba-al
7. szu-ma isz-tu3 ha-ba-ta-li
8. mi3-ma u2-pa2-za-ar 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
9. i-sza-qal szu-a-ti2 i-du-ku-szu
10. e-s,u2-nu
reverse
1. ma-su2-nu sza 3(disz)-szu-nu-ti2
2. szu-ma sza ha-ba-ta-li
3. s,u2-ha-ar-szu u2-la2-ad
4. 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na e-le-e
5. i-za-zu da-nam sza ha-ba-ta-li
6. szi2-li-a-ra il5-qe2 szu-ma ki-sza-su2
7. a-na ba-tim i-ba-nu 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
8. i-sza-qal u2 szu-a-ti2 i-du-ku-szu szu-ma
9. ha-ba-ta-li i-la2-bi4-in szi2-li-a-ra
10. a-na szi2-mi3-im! i-di2-szu szu-ma
11. ha-ba-ta-li ni-wa-ah-szu-sza-ar
12. i-mu-tu3 szi2-li-a-ra
13. i-la2-qe2 szu-ma s,u2!-ha-ra-am u2-la2-ad
14. mi3-ma _e2_{be-tim} i-[la2-qe2]
left
1. _igi_ da-hu-szi2 _igi_ wa-za-wa
2. _igi_ sza-ap2-ta

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 1, 240

    [Thureau-Dangin1910TCL1] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1910. Lettres et Contrats de l’époque de La Première Dynastie Babylonienne. Paris: Librairie Paul Geuthner.

  • history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 8

    [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: JEOL 46, p.3-43, p. 8-11 2

    [Veenhof2016-2017adoption] Veenhof, Klaas R. 2016-2017. “Some Old Assyrian and Old Babylonian Adoption Contracts.” Jaarbericht van Het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Genootschap “Ex Oriente Lux” 46: 3–43.

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  • Museum No.: AM 0268
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-12 at 14:58:49 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:54:15 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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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 01, 240 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357843.
TCL 01, 240 artifact entry (No. P357843). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357843 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 01, 240 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357843 (Accessed: September 12, 2025).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 01, 240 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357843},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357843},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357843
LB  - CDLI:P357843
M1  - 2025/9/12/
TI  - TCL 01, 240 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357843
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 01, 240 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357843.
TCL 01, 240 artifact entry (No. P357843). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357843 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 01, 240 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357843 (Accessed: September 12, 2025).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 01, 240 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357843},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357843},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357843
LB  - CDLI:P357843
M1  - 2025/9/12/
TI  - TCL 01, 240 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357843
ER  - 
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