TCL 01, 054 (P386490)

Letter 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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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 07588

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

76.0 mm × 61.0 mm × 26.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. a-na u-bar-rum u3 _{d}marduk_-mu-ba-li2-it,
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am-ma
4. ki-ma be-li2-ia-tum be-el pi2-ha-ti-ia
5. la e-eb-bu sza-at-ti-sza-am-ma
6. i-na e-bu-ri-im sze-um ka-szi-it-tum
7. u3 i-ni-a-at _gu4 hi-a_-ia sza-ar-qa2-tum
8. i-na qa2-ti-szu u3 i-na qa2-ti _dumu-mesz_-szu i-ka-asz-sza-du
9. a-na ma-ah-ri-ia u2-ub-lu-ni-isz-szu-ma
10. i-na s,a-ba-tim-ma u2-usz-szu-ri-im
11. a-wa-tim a-na ma-al-ta-ki-im u2-ut-te-er
12. i-na-an-na i-na qa2-ti be-li2-ia-tum szu-a-ti
13. la ba-re-e i-ni-a-at _gu4 hi-a_-ia ka-szi-it-tum
14. i-na qa2-ti-szu ik-ka-asz-da-ma
15. ar-ka-tum szi-i u2-ul ip-pa-ri-isx(USZ)-ma#
16. {disz}be-li2-ia-tum szu-u2 a-di szi-ni-szu
17. a-na ma-ah-ri-ia il-li-kam-ma
reverse
1. _1(asz) 3(barig) sze gur_ a-na i-di _erin2 hun-ga2 lu2 engar sza3-gu4_
2. in-na-di-in-szum
3. ar-ki-szu-ma _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na i-di _erin2 hun-ga2_
4. sza _a-sza3_ kar-{d}utu{ki} {disz}ARAD2-{d}be-le-tum
5. a-na ma-ah-ri-ku-nu u2-sza-bi-lam ki-ma ze2-eh-pi2 ta-am-ma-ra
6. _{disz}{d}marduk_-mu-ba-li2-it, _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_
7. a-di zimbir{ki} li-il-li-ik
8. ar-ka-at i-ni-a-at _gu4 hi-a_-ia
9. sza-ar-qa3-tum li-ip-ru-us2
10. re-esz _erin2 hun-ga2-mesz_ ka-si-mu sza i-na _a-sza3_-ia
11. ik-su-mu li-isz-szi-ma
12. u3 t,e4-em _e2 ga2-gi-a_
13. sza {mi2}la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur {d}utu_ a-ha-ti
14. isz-pu-ra-am li-ip-ru-us2-ma
15. t,e4-em-szu a-na ma-ah-ri-ia li-te-er-ra-am
  single ruling

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 76.0 high × 61.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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  • primary: TCL 1, 54

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

  • history: AuOr 13, p.161-167, p. 161-167

    [Burggraaff1995Belijatum] Burggraaff, Wim. 1995. “Belijatum: An Agricultural Entrepreneur in the Old Babylonian Period.” Aula Orientalis 13: 161–67.

  • history: AbB 14, 54

    [Veenhof2005AbB14] Veenhof, Klaas R. 2005. Letters in the Louvre. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 14. Leiden: Brill.

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  • Museum No.: AO 07588
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2019-02-11 at 13:44:26 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2019-01-29 at 04:19:57 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-06-25 at 08:19:00 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2008-06-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ditchey, Mallory; Pace, Carl CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“TCL 01, 054 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P386490.
TCL 01, 054 artifact entry (No. P386490). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P386490 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 054 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P386490 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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}

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