TCL 04, 090 (P357425)

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 07298

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

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Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. s,a-ru-pu-um i-s,e2-er
3. da-ak-ni-isz
4. u3 hu-ru-ta / i-ku-num
5. i-szu isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz-tim
6. sza ka3-szi2-im
7. 2(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na
8. 1(disz) _ma-na_-im
9. s,i2-ib-tam2
reverse
1. i-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_
2. u2-s,u2-bu
3. a-na 3(disz) _iti-kam_
4. _ku3-babbar_ u2-la2 u2-ta-ru-u2
5. _igi_ s,i-lu-lu
6. _igi_ a-szur-dan
7. _igi_ i-ku-num
envelope
obverse
  seal A
1. _kiszib3_ s,i2-lu-lu _kiszib3_ a-szur-dan
2. _kiszib3_ i-ku-nim _dumu_ il5-ba-ni
3. sza hu-bu-ul da-ak-ni-isz
4. u3 hu-ru-ta 6(disz) _ma-na_
5. _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pu-um
  seal B
6. isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz#-[tim]
reverse
  seal C
1. sza ka3-szi2-im 2(disz) _gin2-ta_
2. a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im s,i2-ib-tam2
3. i-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ u2-s,u-bu
4. _ku3-babbar_ a-na 3(disz) _iti-kam_
  seal D
5. u2-la2 u2-ta-ru
seal B
  (mirrored legend)
1. i-ku-num
2. _dumu_ i3-li2-ba-ni#
seal C
  (mirrored legend)
1. a-mur-a-szur3
2. _dumu_ szu-a-nim
seal D
column 1
1. {d}i-bi2#-{d}suen
2. _lugal kal-ga_
3. _lugal#_ uri5[{ki}-ma]
4. _lugal# an# ub#-da# limmu2#-ba#_
column 2
1. ur-{d}lugal-banda3{da}
2. _dub-sar_
3. _dumu_ ur-nigar{gar}
4. _ARAD2-zu_

Consult previous versions and their differences
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Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Letter
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 07298
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2009-11-11 at 22:53:40 Englund, Robert K. Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved
2006-03-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved

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

    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012175 (composite) (P500607) Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
CDLI Seals 012176 (composite) (P500608) Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
CDLI Seals 012137 (composite) (P500569) Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 11: GK 47d; rev. 6: 9: GKT 47d

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 090 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357425.

TCL 04, 090 artifact entry (No. P357425). (2006, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357425

TCL 04, 090 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357425 (Accessed: March 24, 2023).

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  • year = {2006},
  • month = {mar 8},
  • title = {TCL 04, 090 artifact entry},
  • howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357425},
}

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