TCL 17, 005 (P387301)

Letter tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 06742

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 be-li2-ia#
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma s,i-li2-{d}utu-ma
4. _1(gesz2) 3(u) gur sze-gesz-i3_ ib-ba-szu-u2
5. la-ma sza-me2-e-em he-ep-szu#-nu# ap-pu-us,
6. sza-mu-u2-um u2-ul ik-szu-da-asz-szu-nu-ti
7. asz-szum _a-sza3_-im sza ta-asz-pu-ra-am
8. _a-sza3_-um sza _iri{ki} ka-dingir_
9. isz-tu _iti {gesz}apin-du8-a_ i-na e-re-szi-im
10. ga-me-er u3 _gu4 hi-a_-szu pa-at,-ru
11. asz-szum ta-aq-bi-a-am
12. _gu4 hi-a_ sza kap-ri-im as-su2-ha-am-ma
13. _2(bur3) GAN2_ i-na _iri{ki} ka-dingir_
14. u3 sza pa-ni s,e-ri-im
15. _3(bur3) GAN2_ i-ir-ri-i#-szu#
16. _a-sza3_-um sza pa-ni s,e-ri-im
17. _3(bur3) GAN2_ s,a-a-pi i-na li-ib-bi-im
18. [n] _3(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_-um e-ri-isz
reverse
1. [szum]-ma-an la sza-me2-e-em
2. [i]-na# e-re-szi-im ka-lu-szu-ma-an ga-me-er#
3. sza#-ma-a-tum sza-la-a-asz
4. iz-nu-na-a-ma _a-sza3_-am a-na wa-ar-ki-szu
5. u2-te-er-ra a-na ri-isz wa-ar-hi-im
6. i-na e-re-szi-im i-ga-am-ma-a-ru
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P387301

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) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 06742
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 4440
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010167427

References

  • primary: TCL 17, 5

    [Dossin1933TCL17] Dossin, Georges. 1933. Lettres de La Première Dynastie Babylonienne I. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 17. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: MAOG 15, p. 10

    [Ebeling1942MAOG15] Ebeling, Erich. 1942. Altbabylonische Briefe Der Louvre-Sammlung Aus Larsa. Vol. 15. Mitteilungen Der Altorientalischen Gesellschaft. Leipzig : Harrassowitz.

  • history: AbB 14, 59

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-11 at 18:13:44 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-01-28 at 16:16:13 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-01-28 at 16:15:36 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-09-26 at 10:52:40 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-09-26 at 10:52:04 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-06-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ditchey, Mallory; Pace, Carl CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 17, 005 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P387301.
TCL 17, 005 artifact entry (No. P387301). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P387301 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 17, 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P387301 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2024TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {TCL 17, 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P387301},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P387301},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/11/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P387301
LB  - CDLI:P387301
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - TCL 17, 005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P387301
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 17, 005 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P387301.
TCL 17, 005 artifact entry (No. P387301). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P387301 (Original work published 2008)
TCL 17, 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P387301 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2024TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {TCL 17, 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P387301},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P387301},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/11/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P387301
LB  - CDLI:P387301
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - TCL 17, 005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P387301
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.