TLB 04, 018 (P389743)

Letter tablet 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 1866

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na sza-{d}mar-tu
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma ni-szi-i-ni-szu-ma
4. esz18-dar u3 {d}za-ba4-ba4 li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka#
5. asz-szum ni-pu-ut _dumu-munus_ tap-pu-um
6. sza i-na qa2-at am-ti-sza
7. tu-sze-s,u2-u2 um-ma hu-za-lum-ma
8. asz-szu-mi-ki sza _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
9. a-na _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ at-ta-di-in
10. um-ma ni-szi-i-ni-szu-u2-ma _dumu-munus#_-szu
11. a-na a-wa-tim# an-ni-tim ap-la-asz-<szi>
12. ni-pu#-tam
13. i-na e-sze-re-et bi-ri-i
14. a-na zi-ki-ir _nin-dingir_ {d}za-ba4#-ba4
reverse
1. _sag#-geme2_ sza ha-al-[qa2-at]
2. u2-ta-ru-u2
3. bi-sa3 a-na bi-ti-ia qu2-ru-ub
4. esz-te-ne-me-e ta-zi-im-ta-ka
5. a-na di-na-ni-ka lu na-ad-nu
6. ni-pu-tam t,u2-ur-dam
7. ta-zi-im-ta-ka la esz15-te-ne2-me2
8. u3-lu ni-pu-sa3 u3-lu _ku3-babbar_
9. szu-bi-la-szi
10. i-na a-li-ka qa2-qa2-da-num
11. at-ta-a-ma a-na mi-nim
12. an-ni-tum la tu-sze-ra-at

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	P389743
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P389743

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
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 1866
Accession Number

References

primary: TLB 4, 18

[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, 18

[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, 018 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P389743.

TLB 04, 018 artifact entry (No. P389743). (2009, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P389743

TLB 04, 018 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P389743 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

@misc{2009TLB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {TLB 04, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P389743},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P389743},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2009/7/2/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P389743
LB  - CDLI:P389743
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - TLB 04, 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P389743
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TLB 04, 018 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P389743.

TLB 04, 018 artifact entry (No. P389743). (2009, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P389743

TLB 04, 018 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P389743 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

@misc{2009TLB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {TLB 04, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P389743},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P389743},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2009/7/2/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P389743
LB  - CDLI:P389743
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - TLB 04, 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P389743
ER  -