TCL 01, 079 (P386515)

Business / Contracts 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 01672

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _ki_ geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu
3. _dumu-munus_ ARAD2-{d}en-lil2
4. {disz}{d}suen-na-s,i-ir
5. _szu ba-an-ti_
6. i-na# sza-la-am _kaskal_
7. _[ku3-babbar] i3#-la2-e_
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _[igi_ ib-ni]-er3#-ra#
  Restored from seal 1
2'. _dumu_ e-tel#-pi4#-er3-ra
3'. _igi_ {d}utu-ma-an-szum2
4'. _dumu_ {d}nanna-ki-ag2
5'. _igi_ a-li-a-at-a-wa-at-sin
6'. _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}iszkur
7'. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}utu _dub-sar_
8'. _iti du6-ku3_
9'. _mu nig2-si-sa2 ma-da!-na
seal 1
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ ib-ni-er3-ra
seal 2
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ {d}utu-ma-an-szum2
seal 3
  (hem imprint, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ a-li-a-at-a!-wa-<at>-sin
  Seals: Delaporte CCL II A.523

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P386515

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 01672
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010123655

References

  • primary: TCL 1, 79

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

  • history: CCL 2, A.523 (seals)

    [Delaporte1923CCL2] Delaporte, Louis. 1923. Catalogue Des Cylindres Orientaux, Cachets et Pierrres Gravées Du Musée Du Louvre.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-04-13 at 09:06:34 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, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P386515.
TCL 01, 079 artifact entry (No. P386515). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386515 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 079 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386515 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {TCL 01, 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386515},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386515},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P386515
LB  - CDLI:P386515
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - TCL 01, 079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386515
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 01, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P386515.
TCL 01, 079 artifact entry (No. P386515). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386515 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 079 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386515 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {TCL 01, 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386515},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386515},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P386515
LB  - CDLI:P386515
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - TCL 01, 079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386515
ER  -
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