TCL 10, 037 (P386854)

Business / Contracts tablet & envelope excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), 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 06389

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(iku) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6_
2. _{gesz}geszimmar ib2-si gu2 i7_ ma-mi-da#-na-at
3. _u2-sal*_ ti-tu-ri-im
4. _us2-sa-DU i3-du8_ sza {d}utu
5. _1(iku) GAN2_ {gesz}kiri6 {gesz}geszimmar ib2-si_
6. _1(iku) GAN2 3(u) sar GAN2 du6_
7. _us2-sa-DU_ {disz}i-bi-{d}suen
8. _u3 us2-sa-DU_ {disz}ku-nu-ru-um
9. _gudu4_ sza {d}nergal-la
10. _{gesz}kiri6_ {disz}wa-la-lu-um
11. _ki_ wa-la-lu-um
12. {disz}i-din-{d}mar-tu _in-szi-sa10-am3_
13. _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar sa10-[am3] til#-la-bi-sze3_
14. _in-na-an-la2 u4-kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a-ak_
15. _{gesz}kiri6-mu nu-ub-be2-a_
reverse
1. _mu lugal-la in-pa3_
2. _igi_ i3-li2-s,i-li2 _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
3. _igi_ dingir-szu-illat-su2 _a-zu_
4. _igi_ an-na-i-mi-it-ti
5. _dumu_ dingir-szu-illat-su2
6. _igi_ a-bu-wa-qar _dumu_ i-din-er3-ra
7. _igi_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ s,i-li2-{d}utu
8. _igi_ sze-ru-um-i3-li2
9. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-ri-ba-am
10. _igi_ ti-iz-qa2-ru-um _szu-ku6_
11. _kiszib lu2-inim-ma-ab-bi-mesz_
12. _iti# sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam ba-zal#_
  Feuerherm reads: -kam-ma-ni
13. _mu bad3_ isz-ku-un-{d}nergal _ba-du3_

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/P386854

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 06389
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TCL 10, 37

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

  • history: CCL 2, A.502 (seals)

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

  • history: Feuerherm diss., K209

    [Feuerherm2004Abum-waqar] Feuerherm, Karljürgen Gabriel. 2004. “Abum-Waqar and His Circle: A Prosopographical Study. Volume 1-2.” Phdthesis, Toronto: University of Toronto.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-06-28 at 19:16:27 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 10, 037 Artifact Entry.” 2008. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2008. https://cdli.earth/P386854.
TCL 10, 037 artifact entry (No. P386854). (2008, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386854
TCL 10, 037 artifact entry (2008) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386854 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2008TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2008},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {TCL 10, 037 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386854},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386854},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2008/6/25/
PY  - 2008
ID  - P386854
LB  - CDLI:P386854
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - TCL 10, 037 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386854
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 10, 037 Artifact Entry.” 2008. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2008. https://cdli.earth/P386854.
TCL 10, 037 artifact entry (No. P386854). (2008, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386854
TCL 10, 037 artifact entry (2008) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386854 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2008TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2008},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {TCL 10, 037 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386854},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386854},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2008/6/25/
PY  - 2008
ID  - P386854
LB  - CDLI:P386854
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - TCL 10, 037 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386854
ER  -
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