TCL 01, 065 (P386501)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), 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 04480

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) _sag-ARAD2_ ARAD2-e2-a _mu-ni-im_
2. {disz}a-pil2-i3-li2-szu
3. {disz}esz18-dar-la-ma-si2
4. 2(disz) _gu4_ 1(disz) _ab2_ mi-szi-il
5. _a-sza3_ ha-ar-bi-du-um{ki}
6. _us2-sa-du_ a-pil2-{d}sza-ha-an
7. u3 _us2-sa-du_ er-s,e-ti-ia
8. mi-szi-il _a-sza3_ di-im-tim _us2-sa-du a-sza3_ sig-esz18-dar
9. u3 _us2-sa-du a-sza3_ er-s,e-ti-ia
10. mi-szi-il _a-sza3 gesz-gan? us2-sa-du a-sza3_ sin-isz-me-a-ni#
11. u3 _us2-sa-du a-sza3_ er-s,e-ti-ia
12. mi-szi-il _a-sza3_ lu-ul-ha-ni-i{ki}
13. _us2-sa-du a-sza3_ nu-ur2-{d}isz-ha-ra
14. u3 _us2-sa-du a-sza3_ er-s,e-ti-ia
15. mi-szi-il _e2_ kisz{ki}
16. _da e2_ er3-ra-ga-mil
17. u3 _da e2_ er-s,e-ti-ia
18. mi-szi-il _e2_ qar-na-nu-um{ki}
19. _da sila dagal_ u3 _da e2_ er-s,e-ti-ia#
20. mi-szi-il _e2_ sza ha-ar-bi-du-um
21. _da e2_ szum-ma-lum u3 _da e2_ er-s,e-ti-ia
22. _ha-la_ ARAD2-sin _dumu_ a-pil2-ia
reverse
1. 1(disz) _sag-ARAD2_ {d}utu-ki-ma-i-li2-a _mu#-ni_
2. {disz}{d}za-ba4-ba4-di-ku5
3. {disz}e2-a-dum-qi2 u3 _dumu gaba-a-ni_
4. {disz}esz18-dar-na-ap-sze-ri-im 1(disz) _gu4_ 1(disz) _amar_
5. mi-szi-il _a-sza3_ ha-ar-bi-du-um{ki}
6. _us2-sa-du a-sza3_ sin-be-el-ap-lim
7. u3 _us2-sa-du_ ARAD2-sin
8. mi-szi-il _a-sza3_ di-im-tim
9. _us2-sa-du a-sza3_ a-mu-ri-tim u3 _us2-sa-du_ ARAD2-sin
10. mi-szi-il _a-sza3 gesz-gan? us2-sa-du_ sza-ma-ia
11. u3 _us2-sa-du a-sza3_ ARAD2-sin
12. mi-szi-il _a-sza3_ lu-ul-ha-ni-i{ki}
13. _us2-sa-du_ sin-i-din-nam u3 ARAD2-sin
14. mi-szi-il _e2_ kisz{ki}
15. _da e2_ sza e-te-lum u3 ARAD2-sin
16. mi-szi-il _e2_ sza _iri_ qar-na-nu-um{ki}
17. _us2-sa-du e2_ ARAD2-sin a-na wa-ar-ka-tim
18. mu-s,u2-um i-na bi-ri-szu-nu
19. mi-szi-il _e2_ ha-ar-bi-du-um
20. _da e2_ {d}isz-ha-ra u3 _e2_ ARAD2-sin
21. _ha-la_ er-s,e-ti-ia _dumu_ a-pil2-ia
22. mi-it-ha-ri-isz i-zu-zu-ma
23. li-ib-ba-szu-nu t,a3-ab
24. _u4 kur2-sze3 szesz-a-ne-ne_
25. _nu-mu-gi4-gi4-dam mu_ {d}za-ba4-ba4
26. {d}marduk u3 sin-mu-ba-li2-it, _in-pa3_
left
column 1
1. _igi_ zu-za-ah-kum _dumu_ szi-na-be-la-szu
2. _igi_ sza-lu-rum _dumu_ ak-sza-ia
3. _igi_ {d}za-ba4-ba4-um-ma-ti _dumu_ ku-ub-bu-tum
4. _igi_ ap-pa-an-dingir _dumu_ ni-id-nu-sza
5. _igi_ ha-asz-bu _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li-szu
column 2
1. _igi_ {d}nanna-zi-mu _dumu_ i-ba-lu-ut,
2. _igi_ i3-li2-ki-im-ti _dumu_ a-hu-ki-nu-um
3. _igi_ na-aw-ra-am-sza-ru-ur _maszkim_
4. _igi_ a-pil-ia-tum ra-bi-a-nu-um
column 3
1. DISZ si2-ia-tum _dub-sar_
2. _iti ab-e3_
3. _mu us2-sa bara2_ {d}szi-da-da

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P386501

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 04480
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TCL 1, 65

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-04-10 at 07:16:49 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, 065 Artifact Entry.” 2008. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2008. https://cdli.earth/P386501.
TCL 01, 065 artifact entry (No. P386501). (2008, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386501
TCL 01, 065 artifact entry (2008) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386501 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2008TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2008},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {TCL 01, 065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386501},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386501},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2008/6/25/
PY  - 2008
ID  - P386501
LB  - CDLI:P386501
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - TCL 01, 065 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386501
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 01, 065 Artifact Entry.” 2008. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2008. https://cdli.earth/P386501.
TCL 01, 065 artifact entry (No. P386501). (2008, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386501
TCL 01, 065 artifact entry (2008) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386501 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2008TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2008},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {TCL 01, 065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386501},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386501},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2008/6/25/
PY  - 2008
ID  - P386501
LB  - CDLI:P386501
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - TCL 01, 065 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386501
ER  -
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