TCL 01, 023 (P386459)

Letter 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 01781

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-di-an-ni-tim
2. u3 erisz-ti-{d}a-a qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma il-ta-ni-ma
4. be-li u3 be-el-ti
5. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ki-<na>-ti
6. {disz}sin-i-din-nam
7. u3 dumu-ki-{ti}tim
8. ma-ah-ri-ki-na
9. wa-asz-bu
reverse
1. um-ma {disz}gu-lu-ub-tum-ma
2. i-na i-di-ka
3. sza a-na na-am-ra-am-sza-ru-ur
4. _1(disz) sila3 sze_ u2-ul i-di-nam
5. u3 mi-im-ma
6. la-a ta-pa-la-ha
7. szu-lu-um-ku-nu
8. szu-up-ra-nim-ma
9. li-bi li-nu-uh
10. u3 um-ma il-ta-ni
left
column 1
1. be2-re-ku
2. u3 ku-s,u2
3. ik-ta-<asz>-du-ni-ni
column 2
1. e-ri-szi-ia-ma

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P386459

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 01781
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010125719

References

  • primary: TCL 1, 23

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

  • history: RA 010 (pp. 105-155) , p. 126-127

    [Ebeling1913RA10] Ebeling, Erich. 1913. “Altbabylonische Briefe (Suite).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 10 (3): 105–55.

  • history: Schollmeyer Babyloniaca 6, p. 59-61

    [sec100260] N.d.

  • history: VAB 6, p. 106-109 (n129)

    [Ungnad1914VAB6] Ungnad, Arthur. 1914. Babylonische Briefe Aus Der Zeit Der Ḫammurapi-Dynastie. Vol. 6. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek. Leipzig : J.C. Hinrichs.

  • history: AbB 14, 23

    [Veenhof2005AbB14] Veenhof, Klaas R. 2005. Letters in the Louvre. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 14. Leiden: Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-02 at 16:19:42 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-26 at 15:17:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 08:09:35 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
2018-06-24 at 07:10:38 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2008-06-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ditchey, Mallory; Pace, Carl CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“TCL 01, 023 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386459.
TCL 01, 023 artifact entry (No. P386459). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386459 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 023 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386459 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 2},
	title = {TCL 01, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386459},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386459},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“TCL 01, 023 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386459.
TCL 01, 023 artifact entry (No. P386459). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386459 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 023 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386459 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2024TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 2},
	title = {TCL 01, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386459},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386459},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P386459
LB  - CDLI:P386459
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - TCL 01, 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386459
ER  -
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