TCL 04, 029 (P357364)

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 07153

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 a-szur3-i-di2-ma
2. a-na a-szur-na-da qi2-bi-ma
3. isz-tu3 / _mu 4(disz)-sze3_ / t,u3-s,i2
4. lu-qu2-ti2 a-di2-ni-ma-a
5. la i-tur4 / s,i2-ba-at
6. lu-qu2-ti2-a / i3-li2-a-lum2
7. u3-sza-bi-ka3 a-na mi3-nim
8. ha-ra-nu-um / ma-la u3 sze2-ni-szu
9. i-li-ka3-ma _ku3-babbar_
10. la tu3-sze2-bi-lam la li-bi
11. _dingir_-ma / a-hu-ka3 / _ku3-babbar_-pi3
12. 3(u) _ma-na_ / u3-hu-ta-li-iq
13. ki-ma-a / li-bi-im
14. ta-da2-nim / a-ta _ku3-babbar_
15. tu3-ka3-al / ma-a / li-qe2-ma
16. _ku3-babbar_ 3(u) _ma-na_ sze2-bi4-la2-ma
17. um-ma a-ta-ma u2-ta-ni-isz3
18. 2(disz) _gin2_ s,a3-ah-ra-ti2 szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a
19. a-ki-a-ma i-na
20. pa2-ni-u3-ti2-ma
21. sze2-bi-lam-ma szi2-ma-am
reverse
1. la-asz2-a-ma lu-sze2-bi-la2-ku-ma
2. li-pi2-ta-am
3. _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ le-li-a-ma
4. i-bi-sa3-i-a lu-ra-ib
5. szu-ma a-hi a-ta i-hi-id
6. _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi-lam _ku3#-babbar_-ma
7. tu3-sze2-bi-la-nim-ma
8. um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma la i-ba-re
9. a-szu-mi3 te2-er-ti2-ku-nu
10. _an-na_ ba-at-qam asz2-a-ma
11. u3 a-ma-kam ip-t,i2-ri
12. u3-ma-am _an-na_ 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2-ta_
13. u3 e-li-isz i-ba-szi2
14. i-sza qi2-ip-ti2-ka3 _ku3-babbar_
15. 3(u) _ma-na_ sze2-bi-lam-ma
16. szi2-ma-am la-asz2-a-ma-kum
17. szi2-a-ma-tum i-ba-szi2
18. a-ni-ka3-si2-a szu-hu-ta
19. mi3-szu sza a-na lu-qu2-tim
20. ta-u3-ri-im ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni
21. a-a-nu-um
left
1. _ku3-babbar_ e-ta-li-am 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. a-pu-hu i3-li2-a-lim a-_e2_ a-lim{ki}
3. asz2-qul u2 puzur4-a-na a-na e-pa2-szi2-szu
4. u2 sza-a-mi3-szu 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_ ag-mu-ur

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 29

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

  • history: OAA 1, 17

    [Larsen2002OAA1] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 2002. The Aššur-Nādā Archive. (Old Assyrian Archives, Volume 1). Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden (PIHANS) 96. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: LAPO 19, 266

    [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 07153
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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
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:11:26 CDLI 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, 029 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357364.
TCL 04, 029 artifact entry (No. P357364). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357364 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 029 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357364 (Accessed: March 10, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {TCL 04, 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357364},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357364},
}


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