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

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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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 90.0 high × 100.0 wide
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  • Seal information:

    AUWE 19, 0590:A, location uncertain. may be part of 240; AUWE 19, 0397:B, X1; AUWE 19, 0409:A, Z1; AUWE 19, 1027, Z2; AUWE 19, 0096:D, Z4

  • Artifact comments:

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


  • 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.

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  • Museum No.: AO 08553
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  • Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
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  • Period: Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: HE.SE.088.03.--
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-08-17 at 15:34:23 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-20 at 18:29:47 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-20 at 18:14:35 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-30 at 18:23:37 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-12 at 15:05:58 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2006-07-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Pearce, Laurie E. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“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: October 24, 2025).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {TCL 13, 240 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342436},
}

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DA  - 2025/8/17/
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M1  - 2025/10/24/
TI  - TCL 13, 240 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“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: October 24, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-24]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {TCL 13, 240 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342436},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342436},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/8/17/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P342436
LB  - CDLI:P342436
M1  - 2025/10/24/
TI  - TCL 13, 240 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342436
ER  - 
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