MDP 14, 062-126 33 (P215596)

Letter tablet excavated in Susa (mod. Shush), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

Sb 18133

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Susa (mod. Shush)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [en]-ma
2. [t,i3]-bi2#-li2
3. [a-na] i#-bi2-e2-a
4. [...] ME _GAN2_
5. [...] NE# _GAN2#_
6. [...] u3# x _GAN2_
7. [be-li2?]-du-ri2
8. [...] |X+KASKAL|-su2-me
9. [...] _gu2_
10. [...]
11. [...]
column 2
1. li-ip-t,u3-ur
2. 1(asz@c) _{gesz}gigir gibil_
3. sa-da
4. i-bi2-e2-a
5. u-ru-am
6. 1(asz@c) _{gesz}gigir libir_
7. esz18-dar-azu-a
8. _szu-du8_
9. en-ma
10. t,i3#-bi2-li#
11. [a-na ...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...] x ad# [...]
3. _GAN2_
4. sza-a
5. be-li2-qar
6. in zu-lum{ki}
7. _szu-du8_
8. 1(bur3@c)? 3(iku@c) _GAN2_
edition has 1 bur ?
9. szu-s,u2-ra-ri2-tim
10. in a-wa-al{ki}
11. _szu-du8_
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [en?]-ma#
5. [...] _ne_
6. [...] _lugal_
7. [...] 1(bur3@c)? 1(esze3@c)? _GAN2_
edition has bur 6 iku ?
8. [a-na ...]-su2-me
9. li#-tu-[ra?]-am#?-me

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P215596
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P215596

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Susa (mod. Shush)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number	Sb 18133
Accession Number

References

primary: MDP 14, 33

[Legrain1913MDP14] Legrain, Léon. 1913. “Tablettes de Comptabilité, Etc. de l’époque de La Dynastie d’Agade.” Textes Élamites-Sémitiques, Mémoires de la Délégation en Perse, , no. 14: 62–126.
history: FAOS 19, Su 3

[Kienast1995FAOS19] Kienast, Burkhart, and Konrad Volk. 1995. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Briefe Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur (SAB). Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 19. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-23 at 18:30:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:53	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 14, 062-126 33 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215596.

MDP 14, 062-126 33 artifact entry (No. P215596). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215596 (Original work published 1970)

MDP 14, 062-126 33 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215596 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {MDP 14, 062-126 33 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215596},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MDP 14, 062-126 33 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215596.

MDP 14, 062-126 33 artifact entry (No. P215596). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215596 (Original work published 1970)

MDP 14, 062-126 33 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215596 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {MDP 14, 062-126 33 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215596},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215596},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P215596
LB  - CDLI:P215596
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - MDP 14, 062-126 33 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P215596
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