MDP 14, 062-126 07 (P215572)

Letter tablet excavated in Susa (mod. Shush), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Cite

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

Sb 18107

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Susa (mod. Shush)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz@c) _tug2 sza3#-[ga-du3_]
2. be-li2-an#-[dul3]
3. 3(ban2@c) _gesz-i3_ 2(asz@c) _siki_ x x
4. ra-bi2-dingir
5. 3(ban2@c) _gesz-i3_ isz-ma2-dingir
6. {d}utu{sa} im-hur
7. 1(asz@c) _da-di3-na_
8. a-na ra#-bi2#-dingir
9. 1(asz@c) e-|GI4%GI4| _e2#-ba_
10. a-na be-li2-an-dul3_
11. 1(asz@c) _tug2 bar-si_ a-na isz-ma2-dingir
12. 1(asz@c) _{gesz}rig2 {gesz}tug2_
reverse
1. [1(asz@c)] _{gesz}du-da tur_
2. a-na en-ne2-na
3. 1(asz@c) _{gesz}rig2_ a-na kal2-la-tim
4. 1(asz@c) [...] x-tum sza-at e-nim
5. a-na# an-na
6. en-ma {d}utu{sa}
7. 1(asz@c) _ninda_ da-bulug4
8. 1(asz@c) _kasz_ ra-a2-bu3
9. a-na si-da-da
10. 1(asz@c) _ninda da-NAGAR_
11. 1(asz@c) _kasz_ ra-a2-bu3#
12. a-na [...]
13. u-bi2#-[lam?]
14. 1(asz@c) _dusu2-nita2_ a-na si-da-da
15. li-iq-bi-ma
16. li-se-ri2-am3

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P215572
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P215572

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Susa (mod. Shush)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number	Sb 18107
Accession Number

References

primary: MDP 14, 07

[Legrain1913MDP14] Legrain, Léon. 1913. “Tablettes de Comptabilité, Etc. de l’époque de La Dynastie d’Agade.” Textes Élamites-Sémitiques, Mémoires de la Délégation en Perse, , no. 14: 62–126.
history: FAOS 19, Su 2

[Kienast1995FAOS19] Kienast, Burkhart, and Konrad Volk. 1995. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Briefe Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur (SAB). Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 19. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-23 at 18:30:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:53	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MDP 14, 062-126 07 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215572.

MDP 14, 062-126 07 artifact entry (No. P215572). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215572 (Original work published 1970)

MDP 14, 062-126 07 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215572 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“MDP 14, 062-126 07 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215572.

MDP 14, 062-126 07 artifact entry (No. P215572). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215572 (Original work published 1970)

MDP 14, 062-126 07 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215572 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {MDP 14, 062-126 07 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215572},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215572},
}

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