TCL 01, 030 (P386466)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 03958

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 li]-pi2-it-e2-a
2. [qi2]-bi2-ma
3. [um-ma] {d}iszkur-ra-bi-ma
4. [{d}utu u3] {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
5. [szum]-ma _erin2_ i-pa-at,-t,a2-ar-ma
6. [al]-la#-kam-ma u2-hi-in-ni-ia
7. [a]-sza#-ak-ka-an _erin2_ u2-ul ip-t,u2-ur-ma
8. [u2-ul] al-li-ka-ma
9. [u2-hi]-in#-ni-ia u2-ul asz-ku-un
10. sza#-at#-ti-sza-am-ma e-ma a-sza-ka-nu-ka
11. u2-ul at-ka-la-ak-ku
12. ni-zi-iq-tu-um-ma
13. ma-ti-a-ma li-ib-bi u2-ul tu-na-pi2-isz
14. [i]-na#-an-na a-na szu-ku-un-ne-e sza-ka#-[nim]
15. [u2]-wa#-e#-er-ka-ma
16. ta#-al-li-ik
17. [a-nu]-um#-ma dingir-szu-ba-ni u3 a-wi-il-{d}iszkur
reverse
1. at,#-[t,a-ar]-da#-ak-ku
2. i-na [x x] x {d}marduk x x KI
3. [x x x x x] x x
4. x [x x x x x x]
5. i-na _{gesz}banesz_ {d}marduk#? u2#-hi#-in-ni
6. szu-ku-un _1(disz) sila3_ u2-hi-in-nu
7. la ip-pa-ra-ak-ku
8. ki-ma u2-hi-in-nu-u2-ia na-szu
9. asz-pu-ra-am-ma i-mu-ru-nim
10. ka#-s,a#-tu la us,-s,a-la-la-ma
11. [la] e-sze-me-e-ma la a-na-az-zi-iq
12. _{gesz}kiri6_ sza ra-ma-ni-ia
13. a-na ta-ri-ba-tum szu-ku-un
14. _{gesz}kiri6_ {d}suen-szesz-i-din-nam a-na dumu-er-s,e-tim
15. szu-ku-un u3 ka-ni#-kam#
16. a-na qa2-qa2-ad u2-hi-in-ni szu#-zi-ib
17. at-ta# _{gesz}kiri6_ dingir-ha-bil
18. _{gesz}kiri6_ e-t,i-rum ta-s,a-ba-at#
19. u3 ka-ni-kam te-zi-ib
20. [u3] _{gesz}kiri6_ ta-ri-bu-um
left
column 1
1. a-na x [x x x szu-ku-un]
2. u3 a-na x [x x] it#-ti
column 2
1. dingir-szu-ba-ni a-li-ik-ma
2. u2-hi-in-ni-szu szu-ku-un

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/P386466

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 03958
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TCL 1, 30

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

  • history: AbB 14, 30

    [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
2018-06-24 at 07:59:03 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, 030 Artifact Entry.” 2008. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2008. https://cdli.earth/P386466.
TCL 01, 030 artifact entry (No. P386466). (2008, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386466
TCL 01, 030 artifact entry (2008) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386466 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2008},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {TCL 01, 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386466},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386466},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2008/6/25/
PY  - 2008
ID  - P386466
LB  - CDLI:P386466
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - TCL 01, 030 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386466
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 01, 030 Artifact Entry.” 2008. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2008. https://cdli.earth/P386466.
TCL 01, 030 artifact entry (No. P386466). (2008, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386466
TCL 01, 030 artifact entry (2008) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386466 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2008TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2008},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {TCL 01, 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386466},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386466},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2008/6/25/
PY  - 2008
ID  - P386466
LB  - CDLI:P386466
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - TCL 01, 030 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386466
ER  -
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