TCL 13, 240 (P342436)

Legal tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 08553

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Sale of undeveloped lot in orchard district (kirimahhu))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

90.0 mm × 100.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Sale of undeveloped lot in orchard district (kirimahhu))
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P342436

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 90.0 mm × 100.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 08553
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010124222

References

  • primary: TCL 13, 240

    [Contenau1929TCL13] Contenau, Georges. 1929. Contrats Néo-Babyloniens. II: Achéménides et Séleucides. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 13. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: Moore, NBBAD, 260-263

    [Moore1935NBBAD] Moore, Ellen W. 1935. Neo-Babylonian Business and Administrative Documents with Transliteration, Translation and Notes. Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press.

  • history: Babyloniaca 15, 167-175

    [Rutten1935Babyloniaca15[2]] Rutten, Marguerite M. 1935. “Contrats de l’époque Seleucide Conservés Au Musée Du Louvre.” Babyloniaca 15.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-08-17 at 15:34:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-20 at 18:29:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-20 at 18:14:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-30 at 18:23:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-12 at 15:05:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2006-07-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Pearce, Laurie E. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“TCL 13, 240 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P342436.
TCL 13, 240 artifact entry (No. P342436). (2025, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342436 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 13, 240 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342436 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342436},
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Cite this Artifacts

“TCL 13, 240 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P342436.
TCL 13, 240 artifact entry (No. P342436). (2025, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342436 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 13, 240 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342436 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342436},
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