TCL 17, 013 (P387309)

Letter tablet excavated in Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq), 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 06323

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na nu-ur2-{d}utu#
en: To Nūr-Šamaš
2. qi2-bi2-ma
en: speak!
3. um-ma {d}utu-na-s,i-ir-ma
en: Thus Šamaš-nāṣir;
4. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk tu-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
en: may Šamaš and Marduk keep you well!
5. isz-tu {iri}tu-ur-{d}u3-gul-la2!{ki#}
en: From Tur-Ugalla
6. 7(disz)* u2-szu#-um-mi tu-tu-ma-gir
en: 7 bandicoots did Tutu-māgir
7. u2#-sze-bi-la-am-ma
en: send me;
8. 6(disz) a-na {d}utu-la-ma-sa3-szu za-mar-da-bi-im
en: 6 to Šamaš-lamassašu, the ‘mirror-holder,’
9. usz-ta-bi-il
en: I sent on;
10. isz-te-en a#-na# a-ka-li-ia
en: just one for my own repast
11. ak-la-ma-a
en: I kept back,
reverse
1. ma-di-isz t,a3-ab
en: and it tasted excellent!
2. ki-ma t,a3-bu lu-u2 i-de-e
en: How good they were had I but known,
3. mi-im-ma-ma-an a-na {d}utu-la-ma-sa3-szu
en: a single one to Šamaš-lamassašu
4. u2-ul u2-sze-bi-il
en: I’d not have sent!
5. a-nu-um-ma t,up-pi2 usz-ta-bi-la-ku
en: Now, my tablet I've sent to you:
6. i-nu-ma a-na tu-ur-{d}u3-gul-la2{ki}
en: when to Tur-Ugalla
7. tu-ra-du a-na _nu-{gesz}kiri6_ sza a-sza-ri-isz
en: you go down, to the orchardist who right there
8. wa-asz-bu qi2-bi2-ma
en: lives speak!
9. 1(u) 5(disz) u2-szu-um-mi i-na qa2-qa2-ri
en: 15 bandicoots from the ground
10. li-sze-lu-nim-ma szu-bi-lam
en: he should dig up for me and send them here.
11. u3 _udu-nita2_ a-na e-DI-li#-[x]
en: Further: a ram for ...
12. sza# aq-bi-a-ku-um szu-bi-lam#
en: that I mentioned to you, send here!

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Collections

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: TCL 17, 13

[Dossin1933TCL17] Dossin, Georges. 1933. Lettres de La Première Dynastie Babylonienne I. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 17. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
history: Englund, Robert K., AoF 22 (1995) 047

[sec100638] N.d.
history: AbB 14, 67

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 06323
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Provenience

Provenience: Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq) [uncertain] Provenience Comments:
identification Zsombor Földi: conventional reference to the area in the Kiš – Marad – Dilbat triangle (Charpin, BiOr 38; Veenhof, AbB 14 etc.). Most of these archives come from the reign of Samsu-ilūna (the lion’s share publ. in YOS 12 and AUCT 4–5) and d
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2022-06-15 at 13:58:54	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	Approved
2018-10-20 at 07:36:43	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	Approved
2018-06-28 at 08:32:35	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	Approved
2018-06-28 at 08:30:26	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	Approved
2015-01-04 at 15:48:03	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2015-01-04 at 15:31:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2008-06-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ditchey, Mallory; Pace, Carl	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“TCL 17, 013 Artifact Entry.” 2008. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2008. https://cdli.earth/P387309.

TCL 17, 013 artifact entry (No. P387309). (2008, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P387309

TCL 17, 013 artifact entry (2008) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P387309 (Accessed: February 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-25]},
	year = {2008},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {TCL 17, 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P387309},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P387309},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“TCL 17, 013 Artifact Entry.” 2008. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2008. https://cdli.earth/P387309.

TCL 17, 013 artifact entry (No. P387309). (2008, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P387309

TCL 17, 013 artifact entry (2008) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P387309 (Accessed: February 25, 2026).

@misc{2008TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-25]},
	year = {2008},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {TCL 17, 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P387309},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P387309},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2008/6/25/
PY  - 2008
ID  - P387309
LB  - CDLI:P387309
M1  - 2026/2/25/
TI  - TCL 17, 013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P387309
ER  -