TCL 10, 020 (P386837)

Business / Contracts tablet & envelope excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 08484

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

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) ma-na 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _ki_ uri2{ki}-na-s,ir
3. {disz}{d}suen-u2-se2-li
4. _szu ba-an-ti_
5. _iti_ na-ab-ru-u2
6. _u4 3(u)-kam ba-zal_
7. i-na _iri{ki}_ szuszin{ki}
8. _ku3 i3-la2-e_
9. u2-sze-te-eq-ma
reverse
1. qa2-ti _kaskal ku3 i3-la2-e_
2. <_igi_> sza-ta-<ka>-lim
3. {disz}e2-<a>-na-s,ir
4. {disz}an-pi4-sza
5. {disz}{d}suen-a-sza-re-ed
6. _kiszib3 lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
7. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 3(u)-kam_
8. _mu e2_ {d}iszkur _mu-un-du3-a_
envelope
1. _2(disz) ma-na# [5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar]_
2. _ki_ [uri2{ki}]-na-s,ir
3. {disz}{d}suen-u2-se2-li
4. _szu ba-an-ti_
5. _iti_ na-ab-ru-u2 _u4 3(u)_
6. _u4 3(u)-kam ba-zal_
7. i-na _iri{ki}_ szuszin
8. _ku3 i3-la2-e_
9. [u2]-sze20-et-te-eq-ma
reverse
1. qa2-ti _kaskal [ku3 i3-la2-e]_
2. _igi_ sza-ta-ka-li-[im]
3. {disz}e2-a-na-s,ir
4. {disz}an-pi4-sza
5. {disz}{d}suen-a-sza-re-ed
  blank space
6. _kiszib3 lu2-inim-ma-bi-mesz_
7. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 3(u)-kam_
8. _mu e2_ {d}iszkur _mu-un-du3-a_
seal 1
  (no linguistic content)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

no linguistic content

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/P386837

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 08484
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010485632

References

  • primary: TCL 10, 20

    [Jean1926TCL10] Jean, Charles-François. 1926. Contrats de Larsa. Première Série. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 10. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: Leemans, Foreign trade, p. 62

    [Leemans1960trade] Leemans, Wilhelmus F. 1960. Foreign Trade in the Old Babylonian Period as Revealed by Texts from Southern Mesopotamia. Studia et Documenta Ad Iura Orientis Antiqui Pertinentia, Volumen VI. Leiden: E. J. Brill. https://brill.com/display/title/5668.

    (tablet)

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
2022-05-22 at 13:06:32 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-19 at 15:39:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-12 at 21:01:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-04-07 at 08:39:47 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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 10, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P386837.
TCL 10, 020 artifact entry (No. P386837). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386837 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 10, 020 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386837 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {TCL 10, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386837},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386837},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P386837
LB  - CDLI:P386837
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - TCL 10, 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386837
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 10, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P386837.
TCL 10, 020 artifact entry (No. P386837). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386837 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 10, 020 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386837 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {TCL 10, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386837},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386837},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P386837
LB  - CDLI:P386837
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - TCL 10, 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386837
ER  -
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