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TCL 17, 017 (P387313)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 06319

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na nu-ur2-{d}utu u3 ma-du-tim
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {d}utu-na-s,ir-ma
4. asz-szum _zu2-lum_ sza <ta>-asz-pu-ra-ni
5. _7(gesz'u) zu2-lum_ ri-ba-tum
6. ta-ap-la-su2-ma?
7. a-nu-ma u2-s,u2?-ur
reverse
1. ki#?-a-am ap-la-ASZ
2. um-ma at-<tu>-nu-ma
3. _zu2-lum_ ki-a-am
4. at-ta-a-ma
5. szu-ze2-zi u2
6. u3 usz-ze2-zi

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)

Collections

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: TCL 17, 17

[Dossin1933TCL17] Dossin, Georges. 1933. Lettres de La Première Dynastie Babylonienne I. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 17. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.
history: MAOG 15, p. 18

[Ebeling1942MAOG15] Ebeling, Erich. 1942. Altbabylonische Briefe Der Louvre-Sammlung Aus Larsa. Vol. 15. Mitteilungen Der Altorientalischen Gesellschaft. Leipzig : Harrassowitz.
history: AbB 14, 71

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 06319
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Provenience

Provenience: Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-11 at 18:13:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-10-20 at 08:56:48	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	Approved
2008-06-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ditchey, Mallory; Pace, Carl	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“TCL 17, 017 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P387313.

TCL 17, 017 artifact entry (No. P387313). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P387313 (Original work published 2008)

TCL 17, 017 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P387313 (Accessed: February 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {TCL 17, 017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P387313},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P387313},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“TCL 17, 017 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P387313.

TCL 17, 017 artifact entry (No. P387313). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P387313 (Original work published 2008)

TCL 17, 017 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P387313 (Accessed: February 23, 2026).

@misc{2024TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {TCL 17, 017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P387313},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P387313},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/11/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P387313
LB  - CDLI:P387313
M1  - 2026/2/23/
TI  - TCL 17, 017 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P387313
ER  -