TCL 01, 196 (P386632)

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 01752

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
1. _2/3(disz)#? sar 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a_ i-na hu-da-du-um
2. _da e2_ bu-ri-ia u3 ba-za-a ($ erasure? $)
3. a-na ri-bi-it {d}nin-engur-ra us,2-s,i2
4. _1(disz) gu4 1(disz) ab2 ha-la_
5. {disz}in-bu-sza
6. sza i-da-du-um a-bu-szu
7. i-zu-zu-szu-um zi-zu ga-am-ru
8. li-ba-szu-nu t,a3-ab
9. [u2]-ul i-tu-ru-u2-ma
10. [{disz}]{d}utu-mu-usz-te-sze-er
11. [u3 ib]-ni-{d}er3#-[ra]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [x] lugal#? [...]
2'. [_igi_] {d}utu#-[...]
3'. [_igi_] ma-an-nu-um-[...] x
4'. [_igi_] i3-li2-i-din-[nam]
5'. [_igi_] i-bi-{d}nu-[musz]-da
6'. [_igi_] sze-le-bu-um#
7'. [_igi_] sin-na-s,ir#
8'. [_igi_] sin-ga-mil
  blank space
9'. [_igi_ {d}suen-i]-qi2-sza-am _dub-sar_
  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/P386632

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 01752
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010125703

References

  • primary: TCL 1, 196

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

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 461

    [Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 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
2021-10-22 at 19:00:08 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. 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, 196 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386632.
TCL 01, 196 artifact entry (No. P386632). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386632 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 196 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386632 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {TCL 01, 196 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386632},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386632},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 01, 196 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386632.
TCL 01, 196 artifact entry (No. P386632). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386632 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 196 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386632 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {TCL 01, 196 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386632},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386632},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P386632
LB  - CDLI:P386632
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - TCL 01, 196 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386632
ER  -
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