TCL 01, 009 (P386445)

Letter tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 04318 + Ist L 10934

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}nin-si4-an-na
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um#-ma ur-{d}nansze-ma
4. mi-nam e-pu-usz#-ka3#-ma
5. [x] x x [x x x]
broken
1'. i-na qa2-ti du#-li-im
2'. re-szi u2-la a-na-szi
3'. a-na UD DIM SZI-ma
4'. a-ka3-la-am
5'. u2-la e-sze-bi
6'. s,u2-ba-ti t,a2-ba-am u2-la i-szu
reverse
1. sza-am-na-am e-s,e-em-ti u2-la u2-la-ba-ak
2. du-lu-um ki-ma he2-ri-ni-im
3. i-te-ru-ub a-na li-bi-ia
4. lu da-ab-ba#-ku#
broken
1'. un-ne-du#-[ki (x)]
2'. a-na li-bi-ka3
3'. a-sa3-kam sza e-s,e-em-s,e#-[ri x] x ia ip#-li-kam
4'. [x x x] GI#

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	P386445
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P386445

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number	AO 04318 + Ist L 10934
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 1, 9

[Thureau-Dangin1910TCL1] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1910. Lettres et Contrats de l’époque de La Première Dynastie Babylonienne. Paris: Librairie Paul Geuthner.
history: RA 65, p.27-36, p. 29-30

[Kraus1971Gottheit] Kraus, Fritz Rudolf. 1971. “Ein Altbabylonischer Privatbrief an Eine Gottheit.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 65: 27–36.
history: AbB 5, 140

[Kraus1972AbB5] Kraus, Fritz Rudolf. 1972. Briefe Aus Dem Istanbuler Museum. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 5. Leiden: Brill.
history: NFT, NFT

[Thureau-Dangin1910NFT] Cros, Gaston, and François Thureau-Dangin. 1910. Nouvelles Fouilles de Tello. Edited by Gaston Cros. Paris: Ernest Leroux.
history: VAB 6, p. 80-81 (n89)

[Ungnad1914VAB6] Ungnad, Arthur. 1914. Babylonische Briefe Aus Der Zeit Der Ḫammurapi-Dynastie. Vol. 6. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek. Leipzig : J.C. Hinrichs.
history: AbB 14, 9

[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
2024-07-21 at 10:38:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-14 at 08:09:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-24 at 15:00:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-06-28 at 07:52:45	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-06-23 at 10:46:42	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-06-23 at 10:46:02	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	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, 009 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386445.

TCL 01, 009 artifact entry (No. P386445). (2024, July 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386445 (Original work published 2008)

TCL 01, 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386445 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 21},
	title = {TCL 01, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386445},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386445},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 01, 009 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386445.

TCL 01, 009 artifact entry (No. P386445). (2024, July 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386445 (Original work published 2008)

TCL 01, 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386445 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2024TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 21},
	title = {TCL 01, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386445},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386445},
}

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PY  - 2024
ID  - P386445
LB  - CDLI:P386445
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - TCL 01, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386445
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