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AbB 14, 216 (P492490)

Letter tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 06897b

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [x x x] zi? x
2'. [x] x ri
3'. a-li#-ik-[ma]
4'. na-pa-al-ta-am#
5'. ma-la i-ip-pa-lu-ka
reverse
1. me-he-[er]
2. ze-[eh-pi-ia?]
3. [x] ta-am x x [x]
rest broken

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: AbB 14, 216

[Veenhof2005AbB14] Veenhof, Klaas R. 2005. Letters in the Louvre. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 14. Leiden: Brill.
history: BBVOT 1, 76

[Arnaud1989BBVOT1] Arnaud, Daniel. 1989. Altbabylonische Rechts- Und Verwaltungsurkunden Aus Dem Musée Du Louvre. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient. Texte 1. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 06897b
Accession No.:

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Chronology

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

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-11 at 14:10:37	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Charpin, Dominique; Rattenborg, Rune	Archives Babyloniennes	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2019-02-11 at 12:03:27	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved
2018-07-09 at 07:02:02	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2015-12-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Wagensonner, Klaus		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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Archives Babyloniennes (15908) (15908)

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Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 14, 216 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P492490.

AbB 14, 216 artifact entry (No. P492490). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P492490 (Original work published 2015)

AbB 14, 216 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P492490 (Accessed: February 21, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {AbB 14, 216 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P492490},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P492490},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“AbB 14, 216 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P492490.

AbB 14, 216 artifact entry (No. P492490). (2023, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P492490 (Original work published 2015)

AbB 14, 216 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P492490 (Accessed: February 21, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {AbB 14, 216 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P492490},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P492490},
}

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M1  - 2026/2/21/
TI  - AbB 14, 216 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P492490
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