Why does T^{α μ λ}A_μC_λ^γ = D^{γ α} represent 16 equations?

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I'm not sure I understand how:

[tex]T^{\alpha \mu \lambda}A_{\mu}C_{\lambda}^{\gamma} = D^{\gamma \alpha}[/tex]

"Represents 16 different equations..."

My thinking was that [tex]\alpha[/tex] and [tex]\gamma[/tex] each have four possible values [tex]\left\{0,...3 \right\}[/tex] so we have [tex]4 \cdot 4 = 16[/tex] different equations - is that correct?
 
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