TCL 10, 140 (P386955)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 06411

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 content

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

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
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

CDLI number	P386955
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P386955

Physical information

unopened envelope

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number	AO 06411
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 10, 140

[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.578 (seal)

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2008-06-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ditchey, Mallory; Pace, Carl		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“TCL 10, 140 Artifact Entry.” 2008. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2008. https://cdli.earth/P386955.

TCL 10, 140 artifact entry (No. P386955). (2008, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386955

TCL 10, 140 artifact entry (2008) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386955 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	year = {2008},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {TCL 10, 140 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386955},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2008/6/25/
PY  - 2008
ID  - P386955
LB  - CDLI:P386955
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - TCL 10, 140 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386955
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TCL 10, 140 Artifact Entry.” 2008. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2008. https://cdli.earth/P386955.

TCL 10, 140 artifact entry (No. P386955). (2008, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386955

TCL 10, 140 artifact entry (2008) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386955 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

@misc{2008TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2008},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {TCL 10, 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386955},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386955},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2008/6/25/
PY  - 2008
ID  - P386955
LB  - CDLI:P386955
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - TCL 10, 140 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386955
ER  -