TCL 01, 009 (P386445)

Letter tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 04318 + Ist L 10934

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}nin-si4-an-na
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um#-ma ur-{d}nansze-ma
4. mi-nam e-pu-usz#-ka3#-ma
5. [x] x x [x x x]
  broken
1'. i-na qa2-ti du#-li-im
2'. re-szi u2-la a-na-szi
3'. a-na UD DIM SZI-ma
4'. a-ka3-la-am
5'. u2-la e-sze-bi
6'. s,u2-ba-ti t,a2-ba-am u2-la i-szu
reverse
1. sza-am-na-am e-s,e-em-ti u2-la u2-la-ba-ak
2. du-lu-um ki-ma he2-ri-ni-im
3. i-te-ru-ub a-na li-bi-ia
4. lu da-ab-ba#-ku#
  broken
1'. un-ne-du#-[ki (x)]
2'. a-na li-bi-ka3
3'. a-sa3-kam sza e-s,e-em-s,e#-[ri x] x ia ip#-li-kam
4'. [x x x] GI#

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
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  • primary: TCL 1, 9

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

  • history: RA 65, p.27-36, p. 29-30

    [Kraus1971Gottheit] Kraus, Fritz R. 1971. “Ein Altbabylonischer Privatbrief an Eine Gottheit.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 65: 27–36.

  • history: AbB 5, 140

    [Kraus1972AbB5] Kraus, Fritz R. 1972. Briefe Aus Dem Istanbuler Museum. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 5. Leiden: Brill.

  • history: NFT, NFT

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

  • history: VAB 6, p. 80-81 (n89)

    [Ungnad1914VAB6] Ungnad, Arthur. 1914. Babylonische Briefe Aus Der Zeit Der Ḫammurapi-Dynastie. Vol. 6. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek. Leipzig : J.C. Hinrichs.

  • history: AbB 14, 9

    [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 04318 + Ist L 10934
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-21 at 10:38:45 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-14 at 08:09:35 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-24 at 15:00:20 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-06-28 at 07:52:45 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-06-23 at 10:46:42 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-06-23 at 10:46:02 Jagersma, Bram Atf Firth, Richard 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, 009 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 21, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P386445.
TCL 01, 009 artifact entry (No. P386445). (2024, July 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P386445 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P386445 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 21},
	title = {TCL 01, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P386445},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P386445},
}


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