TCL 17, 022 (P387318)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 06325

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 da-da-a
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi
5. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
6. a-wi-lum u2-ul ri-iq-ma
7. u2-ul a-li-ka-am
8. a-di isz!-ti i-na-an-na
9. _u4 2(disz)-kam_ a-ka-sza-ad-ka
10. {disz}na-ap-szi-ra-am-{d}marduk
11. tup-pi2 usz-ta-bi-la-ku
reverse
1. _2(asz) sze gur_ i-na _{gesz}ban2 gi_
2. {d}tasz-me-tum
3. a-na si-na-tum i-di-in
4. la ta-ka-la-szu
5. a-di a-la-ka-ma
6. sza ru-di-i-e
7. u2-ra-du-szu

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P387318
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P387318

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 06325
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 17, 22

[Dossin1933TCL17] Dossin, Georges. 1933. Lettres de La Première Dynastie Babylonienne I. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 17. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
history: AbB 14, 76

[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
2018-10-21 at 03:00:29	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-06-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ditchey, Mallory; Pace, Carl		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 17, 022 Artifact Entry.” 2008. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2008. https://cdli.earth/P387318.

TCL 17, 022 artifact entry (No. P387318). (2008, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P387318

TCL 17, 022 artifact entry (2008) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P387318 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	year = {2008},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {TCL 17, 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P387318},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P387318},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2008/6/25/
PY  - 2008
ID  - P387318
LB  - CDLI:P387318
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - TCL 17, 022 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P387318
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 17, 022 Artifact Entry.” 2008. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2008. https://cdli.earth/P387318.

TCL 17, 022 artifact entry (No. P387318). (2008, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P387318

TCL 17, 022 artifact entry (2008) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P387318 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

@misc{2008TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2008},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {TCL 17, 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P387318},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P387318},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2008/6/25/
PY  - 2008
ID  - P387318
LB  - CDLI:P387318
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - TCL 17, 022 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P387318
ER  -