TCL 04, 031 (P357366)

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 07155

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 pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma
2. um-ma _dingir_-mu-ta-bi4-il5-ma
3. i-na lu-qu2-tim sza a-na
4. i-a-ti2 u3 a-szur-i-di2
5. tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-ni 5(disz) _ma-na_
6. _ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-a / _dingir_-lu-ki
7. na-asz2-a-kum s,u2-ba-ti2
8. u2-ta-sze2-er-ma ba-a-ba-ti2-ka3
9. la2 u2-za-ki-ma {d}a-szur
10. u2 _dingir_-ka3 / li-t,u3-la2
11. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na li-bi4
12. _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3 i-na ra-ma-ni-a
13. lu a-di2 8(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
14. ku-nu-ki-a / a-hu-wa-qar
15. ub-la2-ku-um _sza3-ba_
16. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza
reverse
1. li-pa2-a [asz2]-pu-ra-kum
2. um-ma a-na-ku-ma a-na-kam
3. sa2!-ah-ra-ku-<<ni>> szu-ma li-bi4-ka3
4. _ku3-babbar_ a-la-pa2?-at li-ba-ka3
5. szi2-ma-am sza-ma-ma 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
6. a-szu-mi3 sza-li-szi2-li a-ta szi2-ma-am
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7. ta-asz2-a-ma / a-na s,e2-er a-szur-i-di2
8. u2 i-a-ti2 tu3-sze2-bi4-lam ki-ma
9. szi-mu / la2-szu-u2-ni / ba-ba-ti 1(u) _tug2-ta_
10. u3 5(disz) _ta_ GA-szi2-ir!?-ma / a-di2
11. u4-mi3-im / a-nim _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3
12. zi-la2-ti2-kan2 u3 du-la2-ni-u2
13. u2-ka3-i-lu-ma la2 u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ku
14. a-sza-ar ba-a-ba-ti-ka3 u2-ta-szi-ru-u2
15. u2-za-ka3-ma isz-ti2 wa-ar-ki-<u2>-tim
16. u2-sze2-ba-la2-ku-um 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ x
17. [li]-pa-a ub-la2-ku / mi3-szu sza ta-asz2-ta-na-pa-ra-ni
18. [um]-ma a-ta!-ma _ku3-babbar_
19. [u2] s,i2-ba-su2 sza!-asz2-qi2-la2-ma
20. _ku3-babbar_ sza-bu-a-ti2
left
1. ha-ba-ta-ku 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ 2(disz) s,u2-ba-ti2 sza wa-ar [...]
2. a-na ha-am-sza-tim a-sza-qa2-la2-ku _ku3-babbar_ i-na la2 x x
3. i [...] a-na-ku-ma la2 isz-me 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ [...]
4. a-sza ki-ma a-wi-lim a?-[...]
5. [...] sza [...] ma [...]

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, 31

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

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  • Museum No.: AO 07155
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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
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:53:34 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 04, 031 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357366.
TCL 04, 031 artifact entry (No. P357366). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357366 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 031 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357366 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357366},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357366},
}

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