TCL 01, 233 (P386669)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 04323

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) gu4_ {d}szar2-ur3-a-bi _mu-ni_
2. _ki_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
3. _lugal-a-ni_
4. {disz}ARAD-{d}en-lil2-la2
5. u3 {disz}be-li2-ri-im-i3-li2
6. _in-szi-sa10-e-ne_
7. _sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3_
8. _8(disz) igi-4(disz)-gal2 gin2 ku3-babbar na4 {d}utu_
9. _in-na-an-la2-e-ne_
reverse
1. i-ni-a-ti-szu
2. a-hu-um ki-ma a-hi-im i-le-qe2
3. u4-um li-ib-bi-szu-nu
4. a-na _ku3-babbar_ i-na-an-di-nu-szu-u2-ma
5. _ku3-bi i3-ba-e-ne_
  single ruling
6. _igi_ dam-qi2-i3-li2-szu
7. _igi_ ma-an-ni-ia
8. _igi_ {d}suen-sze-mi
  single ruling
9. _kiszib3 lu2 ki inim-ma-bi-mesz ib2-ra_
10. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u)-kam ba-zal_
11. _mu_ {d}ri-im-{d}suen _lugal_
seal 1
1. ARAD-{d}en-lil2-la2
2. dumu ARAD-{d}nanna
3. ARAD {d}nin-szubur

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Seals

Delaporte, CCL 1, T.240

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P386669

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 04323
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010123498

References

  • primary: TCL 1, 233

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

  • history: CCL 1, T.240 (seal)

    [Delaporte1920CCL1] Delaporte, Louis. 1920. Catalogue Des Cylindres, Cachets et Pierrres Gravées de Style Oriental Du Musée Du Louvre. Musée Du Louvre. Département Des Antiquités Orientales et de La Céramique Antique. Hachette: Paris.

  • history: HG 5, no. 1156

    [Kohler1911HG5] Kohler, Josef, and Arthur Ungnad. 1911. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band V: Übersetzte Urkunden, Verwaltungsregister, Inventare, Erläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

  • history: UAZP = VAB 5, no. 97

    [Schorr1913UAZP] Schorr, Moses. 1913. Urkunden Des Altbabylonischen Zivil- Und Prozessrechts. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek 5. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: BSA 8 (pp. 173-213), 199

    [Stol1995BSA8] Stol, Marten. 1995. “Old Babylonian Cattle.” Bulletin on Sumerian Agriculture 8: 173–213.

  • history: NFT, NFT

    [Thureau-Dangin1910NFT] Cros, Gaston, and François Thureau-Dangin. 1910. Nouvelles Fouilles de Tello. Edited by Gaston Cros. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-03 at 16:23:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-21 at 10:38:45 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-24 at 15:00:20 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
2022-07-17 at 08:44:05 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2022-07-04 at 14:19:22 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-06-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ditchey, Mallory; Pace, Carl CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 01, 233 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P386669.
TCL 01, 233 artifact entry (No. P386669). (2026, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386669 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 233 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386669 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {TCL 01, 233 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386669},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386669},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 01, 233 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P386669.
TCL 01, 233 artifact entry (No. P386669). (2026, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P386669 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 233 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P386669 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {TCL 01, 233 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P386669},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P386669},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/3/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P386669
LB  - CDLI:P386669
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - TCL 01, 233 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P386669
ER  -
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