TCL 04, 021 (P357356)

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 07070

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 i3-li3-szu-du
2. bu-za-zu u3 wa-qur2-tim qi2-bi4-ma
3. um-ma puzur4-a-szur-ma 3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 1/6(disz) _gin2_
4. _ku3-babbar_ a-na li-mi3-im a-la2-hi-im
5. ha-bu-la2-ku _iti-kam_ sa2-ra-tim
6. li-mu-um i-na-a a-di2 _iti-kam_
7. te2-i-na-tim 1(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2-ta_ s,i2-ib-tum
8. i-li-ik _szunigin_ 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 5/6(disz) _gin2_
9. 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na li-mi3-im
10. a-szur3-i-di2 ha-bu-la2-ku _iti-kam_
11. qa2-ra-a-tim li-mu-um i-na-a
12. a-di2 t,e2-i-na-tim 2(disz) _gin2-ta_
13. s,i2-ib-tum i-li-ik
14. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na li-mi3-im
15. dingir-szu-gal li-mu-um bu-zu-ta-a
16. _iti-kam_ qa2-ra-a-tim a-di2 ku-zal-li
17. 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ s,i2-ib-tum i-li-ik
18. _szunigin_ 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
19. a-na _e2_ a-lim{ki} ha-bu-la2-ku
reverse
1. _sza3-ba_ 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. dingir-ba-ni ub-lam 6(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_
3. _ku3-sig17_ sza ma-nu-a _sza3-ba_
4. 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ ni-is-ha-tum
5. 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) [1/3(disz)] _gin2_ a-na
6. _e2_ a-lim{ki} ta-asz2-qu2#-la2
7. ta-ah-si2-sa3-ti2-a sa3#-[ni]-qa2#-ma
8. te2-er-ta-ku-nu li-li#-kam
9. i-s,e2-er pa2-ni-a-tim
10. la2 i-ba-ri-a-nim szi2-ti2
11. _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a 5(disz) _ma-na sza3-ba_
12. 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ a-na i-di2-a-bi4-im
13. ta-sza-qa2-la2-ma
14. _dub_ sza hu-bu-ul a-bi4-ni tu3-sze2-s,a-a
15. szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a 2(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_
16. u3 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
17. sza li-bi4 a-ha-ha
18. _szunigin_ 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_-pi3 ma-la2
19. a-na i-ku-pi3-a
left
1. ta-asz2-qu2-la2-ni s,a-hi-ra-ma 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. a-na szi2-im be-ti2 sza _e2?_ u2?-ki-da szu-uq-la2 szi2-ti2
3. _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a szi2-ma-am sza ba-la2-t,i2-a sza-ma-nim

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 21

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

  • history: OACC, p. 205 n. 49

    [Larsen1976OACC] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1976. The Old Assyrian City-State and Its Colonies. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen Studies in Assyriology, Volume 4. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag.

  • history: Innaya, 182

    [Michel1991Innaya] Michel, Cécile. 1991. Innāya Dans Les Tablettes Paléo-Assyriennes. I: Analyse. II: Edition Des Textes. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

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  • Museum No.: AO 07070
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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  • Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: 103: Szarru-ken1.Ilszu-rabi.00.00, Szarru-ken1.Ali-ahum.00.00, Szarru-ken1.Assur-iddin.00.00, Puzur-Assur2.Buzutaya.00.00, Puzur-Assur2.Innaya.02.00, Puzur-Assur2.Innaya.08.00
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  • Accounting Period: 103

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
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:11:25 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:53:33 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

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

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 2: EL II, 172; 8: Larsen, OACS 204+A.49; 18-18: Garelli, AC 202+A.3; 33: GKT 97e; 39-40: Kienast, FAOSB 1, 85

Cite this Artifact
“TCL 04, 021 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357356.
TCL 04, 021 artifact entry (No. P357356). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357356 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 021 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357356 (Accessed: May 10, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-05-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357356},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357356},
}


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