TCL 04, 016 (P357351)

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 07065

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 im-di2-dingir-ma a-na
2. a-na-li2 / a-szur3-i-di2
3. u3 a-mur-dingir qi2-bi-ma
4. 2(u) mu-ta-tum sza ki-ib-szi2-im
5. 8(disz) mu-ta-tum sza up-ki-im
6. 1(u) 6(disz) e-li-a-tum i-a-tum
7. 1(disz) e-li-tum / sza ka3-s,a-re-e
8. 1(disz) isz-te2-et / sza a-na-li2
9. 1(disz) e-li-tum sza a-szur3-i-di2
10. _szunigin_ 3(disz) e-li-a-tum ku-nu-a-tum-ma
11. sza-ni-am gu5-ul-gu5-lam i-s,e2-er
12. _ansze hi-a la2_ ta-na-di2-a u3 1(u) 5(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2#-mu#
13. 8(disz) a-tu3-nu s,a3-ri-du
14. mi3-szu sza asz2-ta-na-[me-u2]-ma
15. 1(u) 3(disz) na-[ru-qa2-tim]
16. sza gu5-ul-gu5-[lim]
reverse
1. a-s,e2-er e-li-a-ti2-[a]
2. tu3-ra-di2-a-ni-ma / _ansze-hi_-ri-a
3. tu3-qa2-la2-la2-ni-ma
4. li-bi tu3-sza-am-ra-s,a!-ni
5. a-pu-tum ih-da-ma _ansze-hi-a_
6. [sza]-ki-la2-szu-nu <u2>-ku-ul-tam2
7. la2 ta-bi-i-la2 u2 a-s,e2-er
8. e-li-a-ti2-a / sza! gu5-ul-gu5-<li>-ku-nu
9. mi3-ma la# tu3-ra-da2
10. _ku3-babbar_ sza a-na qa2-ti2 a-mur-dingir
11. a-di2-nu i-na mu-ta-tim
12. isz-te2-et / szu-uk-na-ma
13. sza-s,i2-ra / szu-ma i-na
14. _ansze-hi-a_ / ta-da-ga-la2-ma
15. wa#-ni-um / i-ba-szi2 di2-na-szu-ma
16. a-s,e2-er szi2-mi3-szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ 2(disz) _gin2_
17. ra#-di2-a-ma / _ansze sag10_ [x x]
18. [i]-pa2?-ni-ku-nu sza-a-ma [x x]
19. _ansze-hi-a_
left
1. [sza] pu-szu-ke-en6 isz-tu3 gu5-gam2-lim
2. [ta?]-e-ra-ni-szu-nu a-na-kam a-szu-mi3 _ansze_
3. [a?]-na _ku3-babbar_ pu-szu-ke-en6 [...] a [...]
4. ih-da-ma <<ta>> a-t,up-pi2#-szu-nu u2 u2-nu-ti2?-szu-nu [...]
  (continuation tablet missing)

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Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 16

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

  • history: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 243

    [Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.

  • history: LAPO 19, 116

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

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  • Museum No.: AO 07065
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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
2017-03-03 at 09:56:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:53:31 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: 6, 7: GKT 59g; 10: GKT 50; 11: GKT 56a; 11ff.: Landsberger, O 24/4, 26; 14-25: Lewy, Or 15, 397A.3; 21-22: GKT 111a; 22: GKT 89c; 24: GKT 19f; 25: GKT 95g; 26-29: Lewy, Or 15, 396A.5; 31: GKT 97e; 36: GKT 15b; 5: cp. Larsen, OACP 30; rev. 1

Cite this Artifact
“TCL 04, 016 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357351.
TCL 04, 016 artifact entry (No. P357351). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357351 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 016 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357351 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357351},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357351},
}


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