TCL 01, 140 (P386576)

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 01924

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. ge-er-ri _buru14_ sza _{gesz}tukul_ sza {d}iszkur
2. isz-tu sza# a#-ru-ma#-lik{ki?*}
  Coll. Birot, in: RGTC 3 (1980) p. 22
3. a-di sza ma-ri-a-nu-um
4. _ki_ {d}suen-ha-zi-ir
5. {disz}si-na-tum _dumu_ {d}nanna-tum#
6. a-na _gu2-un_ u2-sze-s,i2
7. _gu2-un_ ge-er-ri-im
8. _2(asz) sze gur_ i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
9. i-na me-sze-qi2-im
10. i-na _kar_ zimbir{ki}
reverse
1. _i3-ag2-e_
  single ruling
2. _igi_ sig-an-tum _dumu_ qi2-isz-tum
3. _igi_ e-ri-ib-{d}suen
4. _dumu_ sig-{d}mar-tu
5. _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}na-bi-um
6. _dumu#_ {d}utu-e-ri-ba-am
  single ruling
7. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam_
8. _mu_ sa-am-[su]-i-lu-na _lugal#-e# u6-nir ki-tusz mah {d}za-ba4-ba4 {d}inanna-bi-da-ke4# szu gibil bi2-in-ak-am3_
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
seal 2
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ sig-an-tum
seal 3
  (uninscribed)
seal 4
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ e-ri-ib-sin
  Seals: Colbow, Gudrun, SMEA 40 (1998) p. 171

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/P386576

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 01924
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010123692

References

  • primary: TCL 1, 140

    [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.558 (seals)

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

  • history: Schwemer, Wettergottgestalten (2001) 325

    [sec100388] N.d.

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
2019-04-13 at 06:01:49 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, 140 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386576.
TCL 01, 140 artifact entry (No. P386576). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386576 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 140 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386576 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {TCL 01, 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386576},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386576},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 01, 140 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386576.
TCL 01, 140 artifact entry (No. P386576). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386576 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 140 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386576 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {TCL 01, 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386576},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386576},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P386576
LB  - CDLI:P386576
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - TCL 01, 140 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386576
ER  -
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