TCL 04, 091 (P357426)

Letter tablet & envelope 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 07299

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 8(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am
2. i-s,e2-er a-szur-{d}utu-szi a-szur-gal
3. i-szu isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim sza _ku3-sig17_-s,a-nim u3 a-szur-ma-lik
4. a-na 4(disz) ha-am-sza-tim i-sza-qal
5. szu-ma la isz3-qu2-ul
6. 1/6(disz) _gin2-ta_
7. i-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_-im
8. u3-s,a-ab2 _iti-kam_
9. ma-hu-ur-i3-li2
10. li-mu-um
11. sza qa2-ti2 du10-ba-a-szur
12. _igi_ zi-ki-ki
13. _igi_ i-di2-a-szur
envelope
obverse
  blank space
  seal impression
  seal A
1. _kiszib3_ a-szur3-{d}utu-szi
2. _kiszib3_ i3-li2-ba-ni
3. _kiszib3_ zu-ki-ki _dumu_ du10-ba-<a-szur>
  blank space
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  seal B
4. _kiszib3_ i-di2-a-szur _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur
  blank space
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reverse
1. 8(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am
  blank space
  seal impression
  seal C
2. i-s,e2-er a-szur3-{d}utu-szi
3. a-szur-gal i-szu isz-tu3
4. ha-musz-tim sza _ku3-sig17_-s,a-nim
5. u3 a-szur-ma-lik a-na 4(disz) ha-am-sza-tim
6. i-sza-qal szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-ul
7. 1/6(disz) _gin2-ta_ i-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_-im
8. s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,a-ab2 _iti-kam_
9. ma-hu-ur-i3-li2 li-mu-um
10. sza qa2-ti2 du10-ba-a-szur
seal A
1. a-szur3-{d}utu-szi
2. _dumu_ i3-li2-ba-ni
seal C
1. ib-ni-{d}iszkur
2. _dumu_ i-di2-a-szur3

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 91

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

  • history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 53

    [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: RA 8 (pp. 135-158), 142f no. 2

    [Thureau-Dangin1911RA8Notes] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1911. “NOTES ASSYRIOLOGIQUES.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 8: 135–58.

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  • Museum No.: AO 07299
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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
2017-10-13 at 15:03:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-08-05 at 11:27:48 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:53:40 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012177 (composite) (P500609) Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
CDLI Seals 012178 (composite) (P500610) Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“TCL 04, 091 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357426.
TCL 04, 091 artifact entry (No. P357426). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357426 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 091 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357426 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 091 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357426},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357426},
}


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