TCL 18, 145 (P387441)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 09089

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

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}marduk-da-ia-an
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma e-tel-pi4-{d}marduk-ma
4. {disz}gur-ru-rum qa2-du _{gesz}ma2_
5. a-na _sahar hi-a_ s,e-e-nim
6. it-ta-al-kam
7. ki-ma it-ta-al-kam
8. 2(disz) s,u2-ha-re-e ku-ut-ti-in
9. u3 at-ta i-zi-iz-ma
10. _sahar hi-a_ li-s,e-nu-nim
11. a-na pi2-ha-at _sahar hi-a_ dam-qu2-tim
12. it-ti-ka a-ta-u2
reverse
1. a-na _{gesz}ma2_ la ma-li-tim
2. it-ti-ka a-da-ab-bu-ub
blank space

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	P387441
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P387441

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number	AO 09089
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 18, 145

[Dossin1934TCL18] Dossin, Georges. 1934. Lettres de La Première Dynastie Babylonienne II. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 18. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
history: AbB 14, 199

[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
2018-07-09 at 07:11:00	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 18, 145 Artifact Entry.” 2008. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2008. https://cdli.earth/P387441.

TCL 18, 145 artifact entry (No. P387441). (2008, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P387441

TCL 18, 145 artifact entry (2008) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P387441 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 18, 145 Artifact Entry.” 2008. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2008. https://cdli.earth/P387441.

TCL 18, 145 artifact entry (No. P387441). (2008, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P387441

TCL 18, 145 artifact entry (2008) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P387441 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2008},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {TCL 18, 145 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P387441},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P387441},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2008/6/25/
PY  - 2008
ID  - P387441
LB  - CDLI:P387441
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - TCL 18, 145 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P387441
ER  -