TCL 01, 008 (P386444)

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

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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 01631

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 x x x x x x x]
2. [qi2]-bi2-ma
3. [um-ma] sa-am-su-di-ta-na-ma
4. sza# ta-asz-pu-ra-nim um-ma at-tu-nu-ma
5. [sze]-um# sza i-na er-s,e-et zimbir{ki}-ia-ah-ru-rum
6. ib#-ba-szu-u2
7. i-na pa-ni _erin2 lu2-kur2_ i-na ki-di a-na na-de-e u2-ul na-t,u2
8. be-el-ni li-iq-bi
9. t,e4-mu-um li-isz-sza-ap-ra-an-ni-a-szi-im
10. _abul_ {d}utu li-ip-pe2-ti-ma
11. sze-um szu-u2 a-na li-ib-bi a-lim li-ru-ub
12. sza ta-asz-pu-ra-nim
13. ki-ma sze-um me-re-esz a-lim
14. i-na e-s,e-di uq-ta-ta-at-tu-u2
15. _abul_ {d}utu pi2-ti-a-ma
16. a-di sze-um me-re-esz a-lim uq-ta-at-tu-u2
17. _di-ku5-mesz_ szu-szi-ba-a-ma
18. a-na _abul_ na-s,a-ri-im la i-ig-gu-u2
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reverse
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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	Samsu-ditana.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P386444
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P386444

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 01631
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 1, 8

[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. 78-79 (n88)

[Ungnad1914VAB6] Ungnad, Arthur. 1914. Babylonische Briefe Aus Der Zeit Der Ḫammurapi-Dynastie. Vol. 6. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek. Leipzig : J.C. Hinrichs.
history: AbB 14, 8

[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 04:22:55	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, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386444.

TCL 01, 008 artifact entry (No. P386444). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386444 (Original work published 2008)

TCL 01, 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386444 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {TCL 01, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386444},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386444},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 01, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386444.

TCL 01, 008 artifact entry (No. P386444). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386444 (Original work published 2008)

TCL 01, 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386444 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2024TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {TCL 01, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386444},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386444},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P386444
LB  - CDLI:P386444
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - TCL 01, 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386444
ER  -