TCL 01, 146 (P386582)

Business / Contracts 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

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 04498

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}ia-ab-li-ia-tum
2. {disz}a-la-ni-tum ma-ra-as-sa3
3. a-na sa3-mi-du-um _nu-gig_ {d}iszkur
4. _dumu-munus_ as2-kur-{d}iszkur
5. a-na _dumu-munus_-sza id-di-isz-szi-im
6. te-ni-iq-qa2-am sza _mu 3(disz)-kam_
7. {disz}ia-ab-li-ia-tum um-ma-sza
8. ma-ah-ra-at
9. _u4-kur2-sze3_ a-la-ni-tum
10. a-na sa3-mi-du-um um-mi-sza
11. u2-ul um-mi at-ti i-qa2-ab-bi-ma
12. u2-ga-al-la-ab-szi-ma
13. a-na _ku3-babbar_ i-na-ad#-[di-in]
  single ruling
reverse
1. _igi_ ia-az-zi-ib-{d}da-gan
2. _dumu_ am-mi-isz-ta-mar#
3. _igi_ ia-si-{d}iszkur _dumu_ ia-zi-e-ra-ah
4. _igi_ me-s,i-tum _dumu_ ka-bi-{d}iszkur
5. _igi_ {d}nanna-sza3-la2-su3 _dub-sar_
  single ruling
  blank space
6. _iti du6-ku3 u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam_
7. _mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal-e du11-du11-ga {d}utu {d}marduk-bi-da-ta iri sag-ga-ra#-tum{ki}-ma sig4 kilib3-ba ki-bi-sze3 in-ne-eb2-gi4#
seal 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [ARAD] AN {d}mar-tu
seal 2
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ ia-ab-li-ia-tum
seal 3
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ ia-az-zi-ib-{d}da-gan
seal 4
  (uninscribed)
  Seals Colbow, Gudrun, SMEA 40 (1998) pp. 171-172

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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P386582

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 04498
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010123918

References

  • primary: TCL 1, 146

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

  • history: SMEA 40 (1998) , p. 171-172 (seals)

    [Colbow1998SMEA40] Colbow, Gudrun. 1998.

  • history: CCL 2, A.559 (seals)

    [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
2024-07-14 at 08:15:52 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
2019-04-10 at 05:24:06 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI Approved View
2018-06-14 at 10:39:24 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els 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, 146 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386582.
TCL 01, 146 artifact entry (No. P386582). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386582 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 146 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386582 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386582},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“TCL 01, 146 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386582.
TCL 01, 146 artifact entry (No. P386582). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386582 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 146 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386582 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386582},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386582},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - TCL 01, 146 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386582
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