TCL 01, 104 (P386540)

Legal 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 04136

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (litigation)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. isz-tu 2/3(disz) _sar e2_ u3# _iti 6(disz)-kam_
 ts: ištu šinip mūšar bītam u šeššet warḫī
 en: After that 40 shekels of the house and six months,
2. ba-ma-at sza-at-tim
 ts: bamat šattim
 en: half of a year(ly income),
3. sza sig-{d}nin-gal a-hi a-bi-szu
 ts: ša ipqu-ningal aḫi abīšu
 en: of Ipqu-ningal his uncle (lit. his father's brother),
4. {disz}sin-i-din-nam il-qu2-u2 asz-szum _ha-la_-szu#
 ts: sîn-i(d)dinam ilqû aššum zittīšu
 en: Sîn-iddinam had took, about his share
5. _ki_ sig-{d}edin {disz}ru-ut-tum {disz}sza-mu-uh-tum
 ts: itti ipqu-šērū'a ruttum šamuḫtum
 en: with Ipqu-šērū'a, Ruttum, Šamuḫtum
6. u3 be-le-tum _lukur_ {d}marduk is,-s,a-bi-it
 ts: u bēletum nadīt marduk iṣṣabit
 en: and Bēletum nadītu of Marduk he quarreled (so)
7. i-di-im-ma _di-ku5-mesz lugal_ ik-szu-ud-ma
 ts: idīmma dayyānī šarrim ikšudma
 en: started a lawsuit and approached the king's judges.
8. _di-ku5-mesz_ di-nam u2-sza-hi-is-su2-nu-ti-ma
 ts: dayyānū dīnam ušāḫissūšunūtīma
 en: The judges granted them a trial and
9. i-na _e2_ u3 _iti 6(disz)-kam_ ba-ma-at <sza-at>-tim
 ts: ina bītim u šeššet warhī bamat šattim
 en: the house and the 6 months, half of a year(ly income),
10. za-za-am iq-bu-szum-ma
 ts: zâzam iqbûšumma
 en: they told him to take; moreover
11. 1(u) _gin2 e2 da_ sig-{d}nin-gal#
 ts: ešret šiqil bītam itā ipqu-ningal
 en: 10 shekels of the house next to Ipqu-ningal
12. u3 _iti 2(disz)-kam ugula_ ba-<ab>-tim
  Rivkah Harris, Ancient Sippar (1975) p. 58 n. 4
 ts: u šinā warḫī akil babtim
 en: and 2 months (of the income for the office) of overseer of the ward
13. i-na bi-it a-bi-ia-tum a-bi-szu
 ts: ina bīt abiyatum abīšu
 en: in the house of Abiyatum his father
14. it#-ti a-hi-szu# il#-qi2#-ma#
 ts: itti aḫīšu ilqēma
 en: he (Sîn-iddinam) took from his brother.
15. _szunigin 5/6(disz) sar e2_
 ts: napḫarum parasrab mūšar bītam
 en: Total: 50 shekels of the house,
16. e-zu-ub _za3-ga-e3-a_
 ts: ezub mūṣîm
 en: except the right-of-way,
reverse
1. u3 _iti 8(disz)-kam_ i-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
 ts: u samānat warḫī ina šattim
 en: and 8 months (of income) every year
2. {disz}sin-i-din-nam i-ik#-ka-al
 ts: sîn-i(d)dinam ikkal
 en: Sîn-iddinam will enjoy.
3. i-na mu-s,e-e sza sin-i-din-nam
 ts: ina mūṣê ša sîn-i(d)dinam
 en: Through the right-of-way of Sîn-iddinam,
4. {disz}sza-mu-<uh>-tum _lukur_ {d}utu u3 be-le-tum _lukur_ {d}marduk
 ts: šamuḫtum nadīt šamaš u bēletum nadīt marduk
 en: Šamuḫtum, nadītu of Šamaš and Bēletum nadītu of Marduk
5. us,-s,i2-a u2-ul i-ta-ar
 ts: uṣṣiā ul itâr
 en: will go out. That (lit. will not do) again
6. {disz}sig-{d}nin-gal u3 a-ah-ha-tu-sza
  expected: sig-{d}edin u3 a-ah-ha-tu-szu
 ts: ipqu-šērū'a u aḫḫātūšu
 en: Ipqu-šērū'a and his sisters,
7. a-na _e2_ is-qi2 te-er-tim a-na sin-i-din-nam#
 ts: ana bītim isqi têrtim ana sîn-i(d)dinam
 en: regarding the house (and) the income for the office, against Sîn-iddinam
8. a-hi-szu-nu u2-ul i-ra-ga-mu
 ts: aḫīšunu ul ira(g)gamū
 en: their brother, will not claim,
9. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 it-mu-u2!
 ts: nīš šamaš marduk ḫammurapi itmû
 en: they swore (by) the name of Šamaš, Marduk (and) Ḫammurapi.
10. ul-la-nu-um _ha-la_-ti-szu-nu _dub_ s,i-ih-[tum]
 ts: ullānum zittīšunu ṭuppum ṣiḫtum
 en: Apart from (the tablet of) their share, any fraudolent tablet
11. sza i-na qa2-ti-szu-nu i-li-a-am
 ts: ša ina qātīšunu i(l)liam
 en: that should turn up in their hands
12. sa-ar he-pi2 _di-ku5-mesz_ dingir-szu#-ba-ni#
 ts: sar ḫepi dayyānū ilšu-bānī
 en: is to be considered false and be destroyed. Judges: Ilšu-bānī,
13. {disz}akszak{ki}-i#-din#-nam# {disz}{d}utu-illat-su2
 ts: akšak-i(d)dinam šamaš-tillassu
 en: Akšak-iddinam, Šamaš-tillassu,
14. {disz}i-din-er3-ra {disz}dingir-szu-ba-ni
 ts: i(d)din-erra ilšu-bānī
 en: Iddin-erra, Ilšu-bānī
15. _[lu2] inim-bi-mesz_ {disz}sin-ga-mil
 ts: šībū sîn-gāmil
 en: Witnesses: Sîn-gāmil,
16. [{disz}dingir]-szu#?-a#-pil#?-szu#
 ts: ilšu-apilšu
 en: Ilšu-apilšu.
17. _[iti] apin#?-du8#?-[a] u4# 1(u)#?-kam_
 ts: waraḫ kinūnim ūmam ešertum
 en: The month of Kinūnum, the day 10 (?),
18. _mu# kilib3# gu2#-[du3-a]-bi_
 ts: šanat napḫar zā'irī
 en: the year: "(Ḫammurapi slaughtered) all the enemies (of the Subartu mountains)".

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (litigation)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P386540

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 04136
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TCL 1, 104

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

  • history: HG 5, n. 1195

    [Kohler1911HG5] Kohler, Josef, and Arthur Ungnad. 1911. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band V: Übersetzte Urkunden, Verwaltungsregister, Inventare, Erläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

  • history: UAZP = VAB 5, n. 293

    [Schorr1913UAZP] Schorr, Moses. 1913. Urkunden Des Altbabylonischen Zivil- Und Prozessrechts. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek 5. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-04-06 at 09:46:38 Guidi, Carlo Artifact metadata Guidi, Carlo Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2026-04-06 at 09:42:27 Guidi, Carlo Translation Guidi, Carlo Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-04-10 at 08:45:59 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, 104 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P386540.
TCL 01, 104 artifact entry (No. P386540). (2026, April 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386540 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 104 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386540 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 8},
	title = {TCL 01, 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386540},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386540},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 01, 104 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P386540.
TCL 01, 104 artifact entry (No. P386540). (2026, April 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386540 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 104 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386540 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 8},
	title = {TCL 01, 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386540},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386540},
}


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PY  - 2026
ID  - P386540
LB  - CDLI:P386540
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - TCL 01, 104 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386540
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