TCL 01, 118 (P386554)

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 01737

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)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na _sze-sag11-[ku5]_
2. _ki_ szi-iq-la-nu-um
3. {disz}sig-an-nu-ni-tum
4. _dumu_ sig-{d}nin-gal
5. _szu ba-an-ti_
6. _u4 sze-sag11-ku5_
reverse
1. _1(u) sze-sag11-[ku5]_
2. i-la-ku#
3. u2-ul i-la-ku-[ma]
4. s,i2-im-da-at _lugal#_
  single ruling
5. _igi_ sin-im-gur-a-ni#
6. _dumu_ e-tel-pi4-isz8#?-[tar2?]
7. [_igi_ a]-hu#?-wa-[qar?]
8. _iti ezem-{d}iszkur u4 2(u)+[n-kam]_
9. _mu alan szud3-de3_

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P386554

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 01737
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010125690

References

  • primary: TCL 1, 118

    [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
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2022-07-04 at 08:02:02 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, 118 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P386554.
TCL 01, 118 artifact entry (No. P386554). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386554 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 118 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386554 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {TCL 01, 118 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386554},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386554},
}


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DA  - 2023/4/11/
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M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - TCL 01, 118 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 01, 118 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P386554.
TCL 01, 118 artifact entry (No. P386554). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386554 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 118 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386554 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {TCL 01, 118 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386554},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386554},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P386554
LB  - CDLI:P386554
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - TCL 01, 118 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386554
ER  -
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