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TCL 17, 071 (P387367)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 06758

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

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma i-bi-{d}nin-szubur-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}amar-utu li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
5. isz-tu a-na-ku* u3 ka-a-ta
6. ni-in-nam-ru ma-ti-ma
7. t,e4-em-ka u2-ul ta-asz-pur-am
8. {disz}{d}a-nu-mu-ba-li2-it, _ugula mar-tu_
9. ut-ta-ah-hi-da-ak-kum
10. _1(esze3) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6_ sza ma-aq-tim
11. li-id-di-ik-kum-ma
12. _5(asz) gur zu2-lum_
13. pu-uh-hi-ra-am
reverse
1. {disz}dingir-su2-ra-ma a-ha-at-ka
2. at,-t,ar-da-ak-kum
3. szi-te-i-ma i-na _4(disz)-kam_ isz-te-en
4. e-i-il-szi
5. la tu-usz-ta-a-ha-szi*
6. ki-ma sza a-na-ku wa-asz-ba-a#-ku
7. pa-nu-sza lu* na?-at#-x#
8. t,e4-em-ka a-na ma-ah*-ri#-ia
9. a-la-ak-tam sza i-il-la-[ku]
10. szu-up-ra-am

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, 71

[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. 53-54

[Ebeling1942MAOG15] Ebeling, Erich. 1942. Altbabylonische Briefe Der Louvre-Sammlung Aus Larsa. Vol. 15. Mitteilungen Der Altorientalischen Gesellschaft. Leipzig : Harrassowitz.
history: AbB 14, 125

[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 06758
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-11 at 18:13:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2022-06-06 at 10:22:23	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2008-06-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ditchey, Mallory; Pace, Carl		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Louvre Collections (cl010167444) (cl010167444)

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Cite this Artifacts

“TCL 17, 071 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P387367.

TCL 17, 071 artifact entry (No. P387367). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P387367 (Original work published 2008)

TCL 17, 071 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P387367 (Accessed: February 25, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P387367},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“TCL 17, 071 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P387367.

TCL 17, 071 artifact entry (No. P387367). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P387367 (Original work published 2008)

TCL 17, 071 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P387367 (Accessed: February 25, 2026).

@misc{2024TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {TCL 17, 071 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P387367},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P387367},
}

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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P387367
M1  - 2026/2/25/
TI  - TCL 17, 071 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P387367
ER  -