TLB 04, 013 (P389447)

Letter tablet excavated in Lagaba (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in De Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands

Museum Number

LB 1015

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Lagaba (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na pir-hu-um-li-iz-zi-iz
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {d}marduk-na-s,i-ir-ma
4. _a-sza3 sze-gesz-i3_ u2-ul i-szu
5. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 sze-gesz-i3_
6. i-na su-uk-ki {d}iszkur
7. _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ ia-szi-im
8. _1(iku) GAN2_ a-na ka-szum
9. u3 i-na _a-sza3_ te-ep-te-tim
10. _1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ a-na ka-szum
11. pa-ni _2(iku) GAN2_ szu-tam-li
reverse
1. _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 sze-gesz-i3_
2. s,u2-ha-re-e ku-ul-lim
3. u3 asz-szum _sze_-im ke-em
4. asz-ta-na-ap-pa-ra-kum
5. _1(disz) sila3 sze_ la# tu-sze-es,-s,i

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P389447
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P389447

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Lagaba (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands
Museum Number	LB 1015
Accession Number

References

primary: TLB 4, 13

[Frankena1965TLB4] Frankena, Rintje. 1965. Altbabylonische Briefe. Tabulae Cuneiformes a F. M. Th. de Liagre Böhl Collectae, Leidae Conservatae 4. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.
history: AbB 3, 13

[Frankena1968AbB3] Frankena, Rintje. 1968. Briefe Aus Der Leidener Sammlung (TLB IV). Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 3. Leiden: Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2019-03-24 at 08:35:14	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	de Ridder, Alba		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-07-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tsouparopoulou, Christina		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TLB 04, 013 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P389447.

TLB 04, 013 artifact entry (No. P389447). (2009, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P389447

TLB 04, 013 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P389447 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

@misc{2009TLB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {TLB 04, 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P389447},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P389447},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2009/7/2/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P389447
LB  - CDLI:P389447
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - TLB 04, 013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P389447
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TLB 04, 013 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P389447.

TLB 04, 013 artifact entry (No. P389447). (2009, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P389447

TLB 04, 013 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P389447 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

@misc{2009TLB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {TLB 04, 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P389447},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P389447},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2009/7/2/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P389447
LB  - CDLI:P389447
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - TLB 04, 013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P389447
ER  -