TCL 01, 006 (P386442)

Letter tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 03957

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}suen-ga-mil
2. u3 {d}urasz-mu-sza-lim
3. qi2-bi2-ma
4. um-ma {d}marduk-na-s,i-ir-ma
5. asz-szum _1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 u3 {gesz}kiri6_
6. s,i-bi-it ib-ni-{d}iszkur _nig2-szu_ be-[la-nu]-um#
7. sza i-na _i7_ im#-gur#-esz18#-dar# sza# id#-[du-u2-ma]
8. pu-uh2-szu i-na bad3-su-mu-la-el3[{ki}]
9. id-di-nu-szum
10. a-na _a-sza3_ szu-a-ti PI-li-i lu2-elam-ma{ki}
11. _nig2-szu_ be-la-nu-um _ugula mar-tu_
12. na-da-nim
13. tup-pi2 be-li2-ia il-li-kam-ma
14. ak-nu-kam-ma
reverse
1. usz-ta-bi-la-ak-ku-nu-szi
2. _a-sza3 u3 {gesz}kiri6_ s,i-bi-it
3. {disz}ib-ni-{d}iszkur a-na PI-li-i lu2-elam-ma{ki}
4. id-na
5. ni-bi _a-sza3 a-gar3_ u3 i-te-e
6. sza _a-sza3#_ [sza ta]-na#-di-na#-[szum]
7. pa-nam szu-ur-szi-a-nim-[ma]
8. szu-up-ra-nim-ma
9. a#-na be-li2-ia lu-[usz-pu-ur-ma]
10. ka-ni-kum li#-[ik]-ka-ni-ik#-szum#

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P386442
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P386442

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number	AO 03957
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 1, 6

[Thureau-Dangin1910TCL1] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1910. Lettres et Contrats de l’époque de La Première Dynastie Babylonienne. Paris: Librairie Paul Geuthner.
history: VAB 6, p. 124-127 (n150)

[Ungnad1914VAB6] Ungnad, Arthur. 1914. Babylonische Briefe Aus Der Zeit Der Ḫammurapi-Dynastie. Vol. 6. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek. Leipzig : J.C. Hinrichs.
history: AbB 14, 6

[Veenhof2005AbB14] Veenhof, Klaas R. 2005. Letters in the Louvre. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 14. Leiden: Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-14 at 08:09:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-06-24 at 03:36:07	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-06-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ditchey, Mallory; Pace, Carl	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 01, 006 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386442.

TCL 01, 006 artifact entry (No. P386442). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386442 (Original work published 2008)

TCL 01, 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386442 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386442},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386442},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 01, 006 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386442.

TCL 01, 006 artifact entry (No. P386442). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386442 (Original work published 2008)

TCL 01, 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386442 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2024TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {TCL 01, 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386442},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386442},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P386442
LB  - CDLI:P386442
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - TCL 01, 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386442
ER  -