TCL 01, 184 (P386620)

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 07598

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. {disz}puzur4-{d}utu# [_dumu_ ...]
2'. {disz}sin-i-din-nam _dumu#_ [...]
3'. {disz}{d}utu-ra-bi _dumu_ x-[x]-{d#}lugal#-ban3-da
4'. [{disz}]i3-li2-ba-ni _dumu_ i-din-{d}nin-szubur
5'. [{disz}]ma-an-nu-um-ba-lum-{d}utu
6'. _dumu_ t,a3-bi!-ia
7'. [{disz}]na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu#
8'. u3 i-din-{d}utu _dumu-mesz#_ [...]
reverse
1. szi-bu an-nu-[tu-un]
2. sza ma-ah-ri-szu#-[nu]
3. um-ma {d}nin-kur-ra-[ibila?]-ma-an-[szum2-ma]
4. i-ga-ra-am sza e-li
5. i-ga-ri-ka
6. u2-sza-ar-ka-bu
7. i-nu-ma te-pe2-szu
8. u2-qu2-ur szu-ur#-[ki-ib]
9. um-ma szi-bu#?-[u2?-ma]
10. an-nu-x-[...]
  rest broken

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P386620

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 07598
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010168374

References

  • primary: TCL 1, 184

    [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
2019-04-12 at 08:30:24 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, 184 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P386620.
TCL 01, 184 artifact entry (No. P386620). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386620 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 184 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386620 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {TCL 01, 184 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386620},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386620},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P386620
LB  - CDLI:P386620
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - TCL 01, 184 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386620
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 01, 184 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P386620.
TCL 01, 184 artifact entry (No. P386620). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386620 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 184 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386620 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {TCL 01, 184 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386620},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386620},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P386620
LB  - CDLI:P386620
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - TCL 01, 184 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386620
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.