TCL 01, 147 (P386583)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 01727

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. 1(disz) _sag-geme2_ ma-am-ma _mu#-[ni]_
2. {munus}su-bir4{ki} wa-ri-it-tum
3. _iri_ qa2-t,a-ra{ki}
4. _sag-geme2_ zimbir{ki}-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ ne-[...]
5. _ki_ zimbir{ki}-na-s,i#-ir _dumu_ ne-[...]
6. be-el _sag-geme2-ke4_
7. {disz}geme2-{d}asar-lu2-hi _lukur_ {d}marduk
8. _dumu-munus_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2
9. i-na# un-qa2-ti-sza
10. _in-szi-in-sa10_
11. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3#_
12. _[n] ma#-na 1(u) 2(disz) gin2# [ku3-babbar]_
13. _[in]-na#-an-la2#_
14. _[n]+1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar si-bi_-sza
15. [isz]-ku-un
reverse
1. _[u4 3(disz)-kam]_ te#-eb-i#-tim#
2. _[iti 1(disz)-kam_ a]-na be2-e-en-ni
3. [a-na ba-aq]-ri-sza ki-ma# s,i#-im#-[da-at szar-ri-im]
4. [iz]-za-az#
5. _[igi_ x]-x-i3-li2-szu _dumu#_ x-[...]
6. _igi_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu _dumu#_ x-x-x-[...]
7. _igi_ dingir-szu-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ dingir-ha-bil2
8. _igi_ dingir-szu#-ib#-ni _dumu_ dam-qi2-i3-li2-szu
9. _igi_ a-wi#-il#-{d}na-bi-um _dumu_ e-tel-pi4-{d}na-bi-um
10. _igi_ ib-na-tum _dumu_ dingir-szu-ib-ni
11. _igi_ ib-ni-{d#}marduk _dub-sar_
  blank space
12. _iti szu-numun-a u4 1(disz)-[kam]_
13. _mu_ a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal#-[e] e2-kisz-nu-[gal2] e2 sza3-ge pa3#-[da {d}nanna-kam] babila2{ki} mu-[un-du3-a]_
seal 1
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ zimbir{ki}-na-[s,i-ir]
seal 2
1. [dingir]-ha-[bil]
2. dumu nu-ur2-{d}[...]
seal 3
1. a-wi-il#-{d}[na-bi-um]
2. dumu e-tel-pi4-{d}na-bi-[um]
3. ARAD {d#}lugal#-[...]
seal 4
1. AN [...]
2. [...]
seal 5
1. [...]
2. dumu nu-mu-x-[...]
3. ARAD# e2-babbar2#

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/P386583

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 01727
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TCL 1, 147

    [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. 172 (seals)

    [Colbow1998SMEA40] Colbow, Gudrun. 1998.

  • history: CCL 2, A.560 (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
2019-04-13 at 06:01:51 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, 147 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386583.
TCL 01, 147 artifact entry (No. P386583). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386583 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 147 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386583 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {TCL 01, 147 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386583},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386583},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“TCL 01, 147 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386583.
TCL 01, 147 artifact entry (No. P386583). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386583 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 147 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386583 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {TCL 01, 147 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386583},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386583},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P386583
LB  - CDLI:P386583
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - TCL 01, 147 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386583
ER  -
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