TCL 01, 050 (P386486)

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 04618

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 a-wi-lim
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
5. lu sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta
6. _dingir_ na-s,i-ir-ka re-esz-ka a-na da-mi-iq-tim
7. li-ki-il
8. a-na szu-ul-mi-ka [asz-pu]-ra#-am
9. szu-lum-ka ma-har {d}utu [u3 {d}]marduk# lu da-ri
10. ki-ma ti-du-u2 szu-ba-ru-u2 _gala_
11. isz-tu _mu 8(disz)-kam_ it-ti-ia
12. isz-ta-li!-ma i-ih-la-am
13. a-na e-e-li-im u2-ul ad-di-in-szu
14. i-na-an-na sza isz-tu _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 1(disz)-kam_
15. x x x x [x x x x] x
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. ti-x [x x x x x x x x x]
2'. um-ma szu-nu-ma u2-ul li-ib-ba-ni#
3'. a-na ma-ri {d}nin-szubur-ma-an-szum2
4'. u3 um-mi-szu
5'. _ka2_ ap-ta-qi2-id
6'. u3 ka-ni-kam i-te-ez-bu-nim#
7'. a-na a-hi-ti-szu-nu i-zi-is#-su2#-nu#-[szi-im-ma]
8'. ar-ha-am si-bu-ta-am
9'. u3 sza-pa-at-ta-am
10'. ki-ma ku-ul-lu-ma-a-ta
11'. szu-ul-li-im
12'. a-na sza asz-pu-ra-ak-kum
13'. ni-di a-hi la ta-ra-asz-szi

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	P386486
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P386486

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 04618
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 1, 50

[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. 147-149

[Ebeling1913RA10] Ebeling, Erich. 1913. “Altbabylonische Briefe (Suite).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 10 (3): 105–55.
history: VAB 6, p. 216-217 (n246)

[Ungnad1914VAB6] Ungnad, Arthur. 1914. Babylonische Briefe Aus Der Zeit Der Ḫammurapi-Dynastie. Vol. 6. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek. Leipzig : J.C. Hinrichs.
history: AbB 14, 50

[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
2024-07-26 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
2018-06-25 at 07:53:42	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, 050 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386486.

TCL 01, 050 artifact entry (No. P386486). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386486 (Original work published 2008)

TCL 01, 050 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386486 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386486},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 01, 050 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386486.

TCL 01, 050 artifact entry (No. P386486). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386486 (Original work published 2008)

TCL 01, 050 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386486 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

@misc{2024TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {TCL 01, 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386486},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386486},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P386486
LB  - CDLI:P386486
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - TCL 01, 050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386486
ER  -