TCL 01, 042 (P386478)

Letter tablet 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 03978

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. [a-na li-pi2]-it-e2#-a# u3# i#-bi#-sin
2. [qi2]-bi2#-ma
3. [um-ma {d}]iszkur-ra-bi-ma
4. [{d}utu] li#-ba-al-li-it,#-ku#-nu-ti
5. [asz-szum] _a-sza3-mesz_ sza nu#-ha-a
6. [a]-na# ta-ri-ba-tum sze-e-em-ma
7. ka-ma-si-im u3 _e2-gal_-li a-pa-lim
8. lu#-u2 asz-pu-ra-asz-szu-um
9. a-na _a-sza3-mesz_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6-mesz#_
10. [x x x (x)] x u3 e-[x (x)]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [_a-sza3_] u3# _{gesz}kiri6_ sza {disz}ta-ri#-[ba-tum]
2'. a-na e-re-szi u3 sza-ki-nim
3'. id-di-nu at-tu-nu ek-ma-a-ma szu-u2 [(x)]
4'. a-na sza-nu-tim id-na-a
5'. _a-sza3_ sza e-t,i-rum a-na qa2-ba-e-ia
6'. isz-tu sza-ad-da-aq-di a-na e-la-li
7'. in-na-di-in
8'. u3 ma-na-ah-tam a-na qa2-be2-e-ia
9'. isz-ku-un a-na qa2-be2-e ma-nim
10'. {disz}ta-ri-ba-tum i-na ma-na-ah-ti-szu-u2
11'. u2-sze-li-i-szu
12'. [_a]-sza3_ e-t,i-rum i-na qa2-be2-e-ia
13'. [a]-na# e-la-li-ma tu-ur
14'. [{disz}ta-ri-ba-tum] la# i-sa-an-ni-iq
15'. [x x x x (x)]-su li-ip#-he#-e#-[ma]
left
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. pi2#-ha-at _a-sza3-mesz_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6-mesz_
column 2
1. [...]
2. u3 x [x x x x (x)]
3. sza li-[x x x x (x)]

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, 42

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

  • history: RA 010 (pp. 105-155) , p. 141-142

    [Ebeling1913RA10] Ebeling, Erich. 1913. “Altbabylonische Briefe (Suite).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 10 (3): 105–55.

  • history: VAB 6, p. 164-165 (n196)

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

  • history: AbB 14, 42

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

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-26 at 15:17:48 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
2018-06-25 at 06:08:34 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, 042 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P386478.
TCL 01, 042 artifact entry (No. P386478). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P386478 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 01, 042 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P386478 (Accessed: March 18, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {TCL 01, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P386478},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P386478},
}


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