TCL 01, 154 (P386590)

Legal 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

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 02709

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (field rental)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _a-sza3_ ma-la ma-s,u2-u2
2. _a-gar3_ sza {d}lugal#-gu2-du8-a{ki}
3. _a-sza3_ si-na-tum# _ugula gidri_
4. _ki_ si-na-tum# _ugula gidri_ be-el _a#-sza3#_
5. {disz}i3-li2-am-ta-ah-ha-ar
6. _dumu_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
7. u3 {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
8. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim a-na _tab-ba_
9. a-na _mu 2(disz)-kam_ a-na te-ep-ti-tim
10. u-sze-s,u2-u2
11. a-wi-lum ma-la a-wi-lim
12. ma-na-ah-tam i-sza-ak-ka-nu
13. _u4 buru14-sze3_
reverse
1. _a-sza3_ pi2-i szu-ul-pi2-szu-nu
2. i-sza-ad-da-du
3. _gu2-un mu 2(disz)-kam_
4. _1(iku) GAN2 1(disz)-e 1(barig) sze {gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
5. i-na _kar_ zimbir{ki} _i3-ag2-e#_
6. i-na sza-lu-usz-tim sza-at-tim#
7. a-na _gu2-un_ i#-ir-ru-ub
single ruling
8. _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu [_dumu_] dingir#-da-mi-iq
9. _igi_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu# e2#-dub#-ba#_
single ruling
10. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam_
11. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e x x x x x {gesz#}tukul#-la# ib2#-diri-ge-esz-a_
seal 1
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ i3-li2-am-ta-har
seal 2
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ sin-i-din-nam
seal 3
(uninscribed)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Collections

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal (field rental)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: TCL 1, 154

[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. 173 (seals)

[Colbow1998SMEA40] Colbow, Gudrun. 1998.
history: CCL 2, A.564 (seals)

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 02709
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ammi-ditana.24.02.12
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-14 at 08:15:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2022-06-30 at 12:04:45	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2008-06-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ditchey, Mallory; Pace, Carl		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Louvre Collections (cl010123775) (cl010123775)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“TCL 01, 154 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386590.

TCL 01, 154 artifact entry (No. P386590). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386590 (Original work published 2008)

TCL 01, 154 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386590 (Accessed: February 17, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386590},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“TCL 01, 154 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P386590.

TCL 01, 154 artifact entry (No. P386590). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386590 (Original work published 2008)

TCL 01, 154 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386590 (Accessed: February 17, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {TCL 01, 154 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386590},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386590},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P386590
LB  - CDLI:P386590
M1  - 2026/2/17/
TI  - TCL 01, 154 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386590
ER  -