TCL 01, 048 (P386484)

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 01667

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 ar-ra-bu
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {mi2}be-le-su2-nu-ma
4. be-li2 u3 be-el-ti
5. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
6. lu sza-al-ma-ta
7. _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza tu-sza-bi-lam
8. ku-nu-uk-ku u2-ul <sza>-al-mu-ma
9. u2-te-ra-ak-kum
reverse
1. ta-ba-lum ta-at-ba-al
2. szum-ma sze-um ma-ah-ri-ka i-ba-asz-szi
3. sze-am# sza#-ma-am-ma szu-bi-lam
4. szum-ma sze-um la [i]-ba-asz-szi
5. ku-nu-uk-ki# [sza-al]-mu-tim
6. szum#-ma ku-nu-uk# [x x] _babila2#{ki}_
7. [x x x x x szu]-bi-lam

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	P386484
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P386484

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 01667
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 1, 48

[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. 147

[Ebeling1913RA10] Ebeling, Erich. 1913. “Altbabylonische Briefe (Suite).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 10 (3): 105–55.
history: Schollmeyer Babyloniaca 6, p. 63

[sec100260] N.d.
history: VAB 6, p. 208-209 (n. 239)

[Ungnad1914VAB6] Ungnad, Arthur. 1914. Babylonische Briefe Aus Der Zeit Der Ḫammurapi-Dynastie. Vol. 6. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek. Leipzig : J.C. Hinrichs.
history: AbB 14, 48

[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
2024-08-02 at 16:19:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-26 at 15:17:48	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
2019-01-29 at 04:17:05	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-06-25 at 07:38:11	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, 048 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386484.

TCL 01, 048 artifact entry (No. P386484). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386484 (Original work published 2008)

TCL 01, 048 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386484 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 2},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386484},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 01, 048 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386484.

TCL 01, 048 artifact entry (No. P386484). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386484 (Original work published 2008)

TCL 01, 048 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386484 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2024TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 2},
	title = {TCL 01, 048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386484},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386484},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P386484
LB  - CDLI:P386484
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - TCL 01, 048 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386484
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