TCL 01, 023 (P386459)

Letter tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), 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 01781

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-di-an-ni-tim
2. u3 erisz-ti-{d}a-a qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma il-ta-ni-ma
4. be-li u3 be-el-ti
5. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ki-<na>-ti
6. {disz}sin-i-din-nam
7. u3 dumu-ki-{ti}tim
8. ma-ah-ri-ki-na
9. wa-asz-bu
reverse
1. um-ma {disz}gu-lu-ub-tum-ma
2. i-na i-di-ka
3. sza a-na na-am-ra-am-sza-ru-ur
4. _1(disz) sila3 sze_ u2-ul i-di-nam
5. u3 mi-im-ma
6. la-a ta-pa-la-ha
7. szu-lu-um-ku-nu
8. szu-up-ra-nim-ma
9. li-bi li-nu-uh
10. u3 um-ma il-ta-ni
left
column 1
1. be2-re-ku
2. u3 ku-s,u2
3. ik-ta-<asz>-du-ni-ni
column 2
1. e-ri-szi-ia-ma

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P386459

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 01781
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010125719

References

  • primary: TCL 1, 23

    [Thureau-Dangin1910TCL1] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1910. Lettres et Contrats de l’époque de La Première Dynastie Babylonienne. Paris: Librairie Paul Geuthner.

  • history: RA 010 (pp. 105-155) , p. 126-127

    [Ebeling1913RA10] Ebeling, Erich. 1913. “Altbabylonische Briefe (Suite).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 10 (3): 105–55.

  • history: Schollmeyer Babyloniaca 6, p. 59-61

    [sec100260] N.d.

  • history: VAB 6, p. 106-109 (n129)

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

  • history: AbB 14, 23

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-02 at 16:19:42 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-26 at 15:17:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 08:09:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2018-06-24 at 07:10:38 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-06-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ditchey, Mallory; Pace, Carl CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 01, 023 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386459.
TCL 01, 023 artifact entry (No. P386459). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386459 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 023 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386459 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 2},
	title = {TCL 01, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386459},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386459},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 01, 023 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386459.
TCL 01, 023 artifact entry (No. P386459). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386459 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 023 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386459 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2024TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 2},
	title = {TCL 01, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386459},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386459},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P386459
LB  - CDLI:P386459
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - TCL 01, 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386459
ER  -
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