TCL 01, 230 (P386666)

Administrative 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 01724

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  the obverse is a tabulated account with a separate column for each type of {gesz}ban2
  beginning broken
1'. [... & ... & ... & ...] _ga2#-gi4-a_
2'. [... & ... & ... & ...] x
3'. [... & ... & ... & ...] sza? _ga2-gi4-a_
4'. [... & ... & ... & ...] x
5'. [... & ... & ... & ...]
6'. [... & ... & ... & ...]
7'. [... & ... & ... & ...]
8'. [... & ... & ... & ...]
9'. [... & ... & ... & ...]
10'. [... & ... & ... & ...]
11'. [... & ... & ... & ...] x _iti szu-numun-a u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam_ u2-ul-lu
12'. [... & ... & ... & ...]-x-nim u2-ul ip-pu-lu
13'. [... & ... & ... & ...] _iti szu-numun-a u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam_ u2-ul-lu
14'. [... & ... & ... & ...]-x-nim u2-ul ip-pu-lu
15'. [... & ... & ... & ...]
16'. [... & ... & ... & ...]
17'. [... & ... & ... & ... ma]-s,a-ar kar-{d}utu
18'. [... & ... & ... & ...]
19'. [... & ... & ... & ...]
20'. 3(ban2)# [... & ... & ... & ...]
21'. 1(asz) 1(barig) & [... & ... & ...] x a x [...] kar#-{d}utu
22'. & & 1(barig) & i-di {d}suen-a-ha-i-din-nam _gu4 apin_
23'. 2(asz) & & & _enku_
24'. & & 1(barig) & _szu-i#_ sza {d}utu
25'. & & 1(ban2) & _ugula_ na-szi u2-ma-szi-im
26'. 4(asz) 4(barig) & 3(ban2) _sze gur & {gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
27'. & 4(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) & _sze gur {gesz}ban2 x x_
29'. & & 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 7(disz) _sila3 sze gur {gesz}ban2 szuku_
30'. & & 2(u) 1(barig) 5(ban2) _sze gur {gesz}ban2 {d}amar-utu_
reverse
  blank space
  single ruling
1. _[n] 1/2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ sza el-me-szum _lukur_ {d}utu
2. _sza3 7(asz) 1(barig) sze gur ha-la_ it-ti be-li2-ia-tum
3. e-zu-ub _2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gu2-un a-sza3_
  single ruling
4. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ sza i-bi-su2
5. _sza3 3(asz) sze gur ha-la_ be-li2-ia-tum
6. e-zu-ub _1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur gu2-un a-sza3_
  single ruling
7. _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ sza ar-du-um
8. _sza3-ba 4(asz) 1(barig) sze gur ha-la_ be-li2-ia-tum
9. e-zu-ub _4(barig) sze gu2-un a-sza3_
  single ruling
10. _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ sza {d}suen-sze-mi _dumu_ gala:mah_
11. _sza3-ba 8(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur ha-la_ be-li2-ia-tum
12. e-zu-ub _3(asz) 1(barig) sze gur gu2-un a-sza3_
  single ruling
13. _2(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ sza sa-ni-iq-pi4-{d}suen
14. _sza3-ba 1(u) 2(ban2) sze gur ha-la_ be-li2-ia-tum
15. qa2-du _2(asz) sze gur_ sza _ha-la_ be-li2-ia-tum
16. u3 _1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur numun_
17. e-zu-ub _5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur gu2-un a-sza3#_
  single ruling
18. ($ traces $)
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P386666

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 01724
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010125680

References

  • primary: TCL 1, 230

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

  • history: AuOr 13, p.161-167, p. 161-167

    [Burggraaff1995Belijatum] Burggraaff, Wim. 1995. “Belijatum: An Agricultural Entrepreneur in the Old Babylonian Period.” Aula Orientalis 13: 161–67.

  • history: HG 5, no. 1269

    [Kohler1911HG5] Kohler, Josef, and Arthur Ungnad. 1911. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band V: Übersetzte Urkunden, Verwaltungsregister, Inventare, Erläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

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
2022-07-03 at 08:12:34 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, 230 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P386666.
TCL 01, 230 artifact entry (No. P386666). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386666 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 230 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386666 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {TCL 01, 230 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386666},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386666},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P386666
LB  - CDLI:P386666
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - TCL 01, 230 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386666
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 01, 230 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P386666.
TCL 01, 230 artifact entry (No. P386666). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386666 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 230 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386666 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {TCL 01, 230 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386666},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386666},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P386666
LB  - CDLI:P386666
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - TCL 01, 230 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386666
ER  -
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