TCL 10, 059 (P283663)

Business / Contracts tablet & envelope excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 07045

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _nam-szita4 e2_ [...]
2. _mu 1(disz)-e iti 5(disz)?-[kam]_
3. _lu2-bappir e2 {d}[...]_
4. _mu 1(disz)-e u4_ [...]
5. u3 uk-la-at [...]
6. _ki_ lu2-{d}asal-lu2#-[hi]
7. {disz}ku3-{d}[...]
8. {disz}{d}utu-ma#-[...]
9. {disz}{d}nanna#-[...]
10. {disz}lugal-[...]
11. [{disz}]e2-[...]
12. {disz}{d}[...]
13. x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _mu lugal-bi [in-pa3]_
2'. _igi_ lu2-{d}en#-[ki-ka ...]_
3'. {disz}{d}nanna-ig#?-[...]
4'. {disz}{d}suen-na#-[di-in]
5'. {disz}{d}nanna-[...]
6'. {disz}{d}en-ki-[he2-gal2]
7'. {disz}{d}suen-[mu-ba-li2-it,]
8'. {disz}nu-ur2-[{d}suen ...]
9'. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}[sza-la ...]
10'. {disz}nam-ti-[nig2-ba-ni ...]
11'. {disz}ki-ag2-ma#-[da-na ...]
12'. {disz}en-nam-{d}EN-[...]
13'. {disz}wa-qar-a-bu#-[szu ...]
14'. _lu2-inim#-[ma-bi-mesz]_
15'. _iti bara-[za3-gar ...]_
16'. _mu inim an {d}en-lil2 i7 buranuna-na ti-[lim-da ku3-ga {d}nanna-ta] nesag tum3 e2-kur esz3 nam nam#-[ti-la-ni-sze3] sipa zi {d}ri-im-[{d}suen] ki#-unu{ki}-ta za3 a-ab-ba-sze3 gu2#-bi a-gar3 gal-gal-la im-[ta-e3-a GAN2] zi bi2-in-dagal-la-a_ [...] x x x [...]
envelope
obverse
1. _nam-szita4_ [...]
2. _mu 1(disz)-e [iti 5(disz)?-kam]_
3. _lu2-bappir e2 [...]_
4. _mu 1(disz)-e u4_ [...]
5. u3 uk-la-at x [...]
6. _ki_ lu2-{d}asal-[lu2-hi]
7. {disz}ku3#-[{d}...]
8. {disz}{d}nanna#?-[...]
98. {disz}{d}utu-ma-an#-szum2#
10. {disz}lugal-[...]
11. [{disz}]e2-[...]
12. u3 {d}suen-x-[...]
13. _in-szi-[sa10-mesz]_
14. _1(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 [ku3-babbar]_
15. _sa10 til-la-[ni-sze3]_
16. _in-na-an-[la2-mesz]_
17. _inim-gal2-la mar-[za-bi-sze3]_
18. {disz}lu2-{d}asal-[lu2-hi]
19. _in-na-gub-bu_
reverse
1. _u4-kur2-sze3 inim-ma nu-[ga2-ga2]_
2. _mu lugal-bi in#-[pa3]_
3. _igi_ lu2-{d}en-ki-ka [sanga]
4. {disz}{d}suen-na-di-in _esz3-[a-ab-du?]_
5. {disz}{d}nanna-lu2-kam
6. {disz}{d}nanna-ad-da-ni# [_abrig_]
7. {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,# [...]
8. {disz}{d}en-ki-he2-gal2 [...]
9. {disz}nu-ur2-{d}suen# [_engiz?_]
10. {disz}ip-qu2-{d}[sza-la _szu-i?_]
11. {disz}nam-ti-[nig2-ba-ni ...]
12. {disz}ki-ag2-[ma-da-na ...]
13. {disz}en-nam-[...]
14. {disz}lu-ud-lu-[ul-{d}suen] x [...]
15. _iti_ [...]
16. _mu inim-[...] i7 [buranun-na ...] x [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P283663

Physical information

envelope slightly different

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
envelope slightly different
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 07045
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TCL 10, 59

    [Jean1926TCL10] Jean, Charles-François. 1926. Contrats de Larsa. Première Série. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 10. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: Charpin Clergé d'Ur, p. 187

    [Charpin1986Clerge] Charpin, Dominique. 1986. Le Clergé d’Ur Au Siècle d’Hammurabi (XIXe-XVIIIe Siècles Av. J.-C.). Hautes Études Orientales 22. Genève - Paris: Librairie Droz.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-03-20 at 11:06:48 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-07-13 at 07:37:52 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-11-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 10, 059 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 11, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P283663.
TCL 10, 059 artifact entry (No. P283663). (2005, November 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283663
TCL 10, 059 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283663 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2005TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {nov 11},
	title = {TCL 10, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283663},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283663},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/11/11/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P283663
LB  - CDLI:P283663
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - TCL 10, 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283663
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 10, 059 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 11, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P283663.
TCL 10, 059 artifact entry (No. P283663). (2005, November 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283663
TCL 10, 059 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283663 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2005TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {nov 11},
	title = {TCL 10, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283663},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283663},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/11/11/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P283663
LB  - CDLI:P283663
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - TCL 10, 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283663
ER  -
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