TCL 01, 135 & 136 (P386571)

Business / Contracts tablet & envelope 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 01726

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(disz) 2/3(disz) sar e2_
2. i-na zimbir{ki}-edin#-na#
3. _da e2_ {d}nanna-tum# _dumu#_ {d}utu-sag-kal
4. u3 _da sila sig#_ sza#_ hu#-pa-tum
5. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam sila dagal#-la_
6. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam e2_ sig-{d}nin-gal
7. _ki_ be-le-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu
8. _dumu#-munus#_ ib-ni-{d#?}kab#?-ta#?
9. {disz}ARAD2-{d}utu
10. _dumu#_ ($ traces $)
11. [_in-szi-in]-sa10#_
12. [_sa10 til-la-bi]-sze3#_
13. _[n]+1(disz) [gin2] ku3#-[babbar]_
14. _in-na-an-la2_
15. _sza3-ga-ni al-du10_
reverse
1. _inim-bi al-til_
2. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
3. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
4. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}amar-utu sa#-am#-su#-i#-lu#-na#
5. u3 _iri{ki}_ zimbir{ki} it-mu#-u2#
  single ruling
6. _igi_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ hu-[za]-lum#
7. _igi_ ARAD2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ ur-{d}x-x
8. _igi_ dingir-dingir-sze-me-a _dumu_ sin-ma-gir
9. _igi_ a-na-tum _dumu_ a-hu-ni
10. _igi_ i-bi-sin _dumu_ dingir-da-mi-iq
11. _igi_ {d}utu-i-na-ia _dub-sar_
12. _igi_ er3-ra-ga-mi-il _dumu_ szi-iq-la#-ni-[im]
13. _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 1(u)-kam_
14. _mu lugal im-gi4_
envelope
obverse
1. _[1(disz)]+1(disz)# 2/3(disz) sar e2_
2. i#-na zimbir{ki}-edin-na
3. _da# e2_ {d}nanna-tum _dumu_ {d}utu-sag-kal
4. u3# _da sila_ qa2-at#-[ni]
5. sza# hu-pa-tum
6. _[sag]-bi 1(disz)-kam sila dagal-la#_
7. _[sag]-bi 2(disz)-kam e2_ sig-{d}[nin-gal]
8. _[ki]_ be#-le#-su2#-nu# _lukur#_ [{d}utu]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [_igi_ er3-ra-ga-mi]-il# _dumu_ szi-iq#-[la-ni-im]
2'. [_igi_ {d}utu-i-na]-ia# _dub-sar_
  blank space
3'. [_iti gan-gan]-e3# u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_
4'. [_mu lugal im]-gi4# gu2-bar-ra [x x x]-x sag-gesz bi2-ra_
seal 1
1. {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2
2. dumu {d}suen-x#-[x]
3. ARAD nig2 e2-babbar2#
seal 2
  (uninscribed)
seal 3
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _[kiszib3]_ be-le-su2-nu

Text content

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

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/P386571

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 01726
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010123671

References

  • primary: TCL 1, 135 & 136

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

  • history: SMEA 40 (1998) , p. 171 (seals)

    [Colbow1998SMEA40] Colbow, Gudrun. 1998.

  • history: CCL 2, A.556 (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
2024-07-14 at 08:15:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2022-07-13 at 07:16:37 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, 135 & 136 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386571.
TCL 01, 135 & 136 artifact entry (No. P386571). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386571 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 135 & 136 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386571 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2024TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {TCL 01, 135 & 136 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386571},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386571},
}


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TI  - TCL 01, 135 & 136 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 01, 135 & 136 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386571.
TCL 01, 135 & 136 artifact entry (No. P386571). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386571 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 135 & 136 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386571 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {TCL 01, 135 & 136 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386571},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386571},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P386571
LB  - CDLI:P386571
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - TCL 01, 135 & 136 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386571
ER  -
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