TCL 04, 038 (P357373)

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 07322

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 ah-sza-lim u2 szu-esz18-dar#
2. a-na esz18-dar-ba-ni qi2-bi-[ma]
3. a-di2 ma-la2 / u2 sze2-ni-szu
4. u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur
5. ni-is,-ba-at-ma um-ma ne2-nu-ma
6. _ku3-babbar_ szu-qu2-ul-ma u2 a-lik-ma
7. _tug2 hi_-ti-ka3 / li-qe2 um-ma [szu-ut-ma]
8. 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-a
9. a-di-szu-ma / i-na a-wa-[tim]
10. [x] _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ur-szu#
11. [...]-at-ma sza 7(disz) _ma-na_ [...]
12. [...] szi2 [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] i ri#
2'. szi-[a]-am# isz-ti2-ka3 / la2 [...]
3'. ku-nu-ki / sza sza-zu-uz-[ti2]
4'. x na-asz2-a-ti2-ni / a-wi-lum2
5'. a-na di2-nim ra-ab2-s,a-ma x [...]
6'. ma-la2 szi2-ma-am a-na a-wi-lim#
7'. na-asz2-a-ti2-ni lu ku-nu-ki
8'. sza sza-zu-uz2-ti2-szu / lu a-ta-ma
9'. szi2-ma-am ta-asz2-a-ma-szu-um
10'. te2-er-ta-ka3 isz-ti2 pa2-ni-e-ma
11'. li-li-kam-ma / a-na-kam
12'. [a]-wa#-at-ka3 / lu ni-ig-mu-ur
13'. [a-wi]-lu2 dingir-na-tam2
14'. [a]-na# qa2-ba-e-em / i-za-[az]
15'. um-ma szu-ut-ma dingir-na-tam2#
left
1. [...] aq#-bi4-a-ku-nu-ti2-ma x [...]
2. [...] ku-nu-ku sza sza-zu-usz2#-[ti2]
3. u3 te2-er-ta-ka3 [li-li-kam]

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, 38

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 07322
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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 10:50:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:53:35 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, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357373.
TCL 04, 038 artifact entry (No. P357373). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357373 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357373 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357373},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357373},
}


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