AbB 14, 212 (P491916)

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 03235

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 dingir-na-da
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma a-hu-um-ma
4. [a]-wi-lam
5. [i]-nu#-ma a-sza-pa-ra-kum#
6. x-li-sza
7. tu-sza-ak-sza-ad#
8. a#-nu-um-ma
9. _lu2_-x x
10. [x x] x x
11. x x [x x]
reverse
1. [x x x x]
2. [x x] ak# [x]
3. [x?] mu#-ul szu-um#
4. qa2-du s,i-li2-{d}[x]
5. u3 asz-sza-ti-szu
6. hi-ri-im-szu-ma
7. a-na a-li-im#
8. ta-ru-szu
9. i-na an-ni-tim
10. a-wi-lu-ut-ka
11. a-ma-ar
12. la te-gi
13. a-pu-tum

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/P491916

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 03235
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010156553
Archives Babyloniennes (ARCHIBAB) 15900

References

  • primary: AbB 14, 212

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

  • history: BBVOT 1, 17

    [Arnaud1989BBVOT1] Arnaud, Daniel. 1989. Altbabylonische Rechts- Und Verwaltungsurkunden Aus Dem Musée Du Louvre. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient. Texte 1. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-11 at 14:10:37 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune Archives Babyloniennes Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2018-07-09 at 07:02:04 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-12-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AbB 14, 212 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P491916.
AbB 14, 212 artifact entry (No. P491916). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491916 (Original work published 2015)
AbB 14, 212 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491916 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491916},
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Cite this Artifact

“AbB 14, 212 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P491916.
AbB 14, 212 artifact entry (No. P491916). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491916 (Original work published 2015)
AbB 14, 212 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491916 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
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