RA 011, 161-163 A (P423830)

Official or display tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Museum Collection(s)

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Museum Number

MAH 07485

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (list of year names)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
  (Hammurapi year names 1-43)
obverse
1. mu# [ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 lugal]
  Hammurapi 1
2. mu# nig2#-si#-sa2# ama#?-[gi ...]
  Hammurapi 2
3. mu# {gesz}gu-za [bara2 mah]
  Hammurapi 3
4. mu# bad3# ga2-gi4-[a{ki} ...]
  Hammurapi 4
5. mu# en# ka-asz-bar [an-ki]
  Hammurapi 5
6. mu bara2 {d}[nin-pirig]
  Hammurapi 6
7. mu unu{ki} i3#-si-[in-na{ki}]
  Hammurapi 7
8. mu ma-da gu2 i7 sumun-[dar]
  Hammurapi 8
9. mu i7 ha-am-mu-ra-[pi2 he2]-gal2#
  Hammurapi 9
10. mu iri# a2#-dam# ma3-al#-gi4#{ki}
  Hammurapi 10
11. mu ra-[pi2-qum]{ki#}
  Hammurapi 11
12. mu {gesz}gu-za {d}zar-pa-ni-tum#?
  Hammurapi 12
13. mu ki-lugal-gub [du8]-mah#-[bi]
  Hammurapi 13
14. mu {gesz}gu-za {d#}inanna x [...]
  Hammurapi 14
15. mu# alan#-bi 7(disz)#-am3#? [...]
  Hammurapi 15
16. [mu] {gesz#}gu-za [...]
  Hammurapi 16
17. [mu alan] {d}inanna ki-bala masz#-[da{ki}]
  Hammurapi 17
18. [mu x] mah#? {d#}en#-[lil2 babila]{ki}-ra
  Hammurapi 18
19. [mu bad3] mah# igi#?-hur#-sag-ga2{ki?}
  Hammurapi 19
20. [mu] x {d#}iszkur
  Hammurapi 20
21. [mu bad3] sza# ba-zum{ki}
  Hammurapi 21
22. [mu] alan ha-am-mu-ra-pi2#
  Hammurapi 22
23. [mu] usz8 bad3 zimbir{ki}-ra#
  Hammurapi 23
reverse
1. mu# i7 ti-gi8?-da?-{d?}en#?-lil2-la2
  Hammurapi 24
2. mu# bad3 gal zimbir{ki}-<ra>
  Hammurapi 25
3. mu bara2 gal-gal-la
  Hammurapi 26
4. mu szu-nir mah
  Hammurapi 27
5. mu e2 nam-he2 e2? [...]
  Hammurapi 28
6. mu alan {d}sza-la
  Hammurapi 29
7. mu ugnimx(|KI.SU.LU.GAR|) elam-ma{ki}
  Hammurapi 30
8. mu ma-da e-mu-ut-ba-lum{ki?}
  Hammurapi 31
9. mu ugnim esz3-nun{ki}-na?
  Hammurapi 32
10. mu i7 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-nu-hu-usz#-[ni-szi]
  Hammurapi 33
11. mu an {d}inanna {d}na#-na-a
  Hammurapi 34
12. mu bad3 ma2-ri2{ki}
  Hammurapi 35
13. mu e2-me-te-ur-sag
  Hammurapi 36
14. mu ugnim tu-ru-kum2?{ki?}
  Hammurapi 37
15. mu esz3-nun{ki}-[na]
  Hammurapi 38
16. mu szu-nigin2 gu2-da3-a#[{ki}-bi]
  Hammurapi 39
17. mu e2-mes-[lam]
  Hammurapi 40
18. mu {d}tasz-[me-tum]
  Hammurapi 41
19. mu bad3 gal! kar#-[{d}utu-kam]
  Hammurapi 42
20. mu x x x [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (list of year names)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period Hammurapi.01.00.00 to Hammurapi.42.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P423830

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
Museum Number MAH 07485
Accession Number

References

  • primary: RA 011 (pp. 161-164), 161-163 A

    [Boissier1914RA11] Boissier, Alfred. 1914. “Deux Tablettes Inédites Historiques Concernant Le Règne de Hammurabi.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 11 (4): 161–64.

  • history: Year-names, 1, 269-270, Fig. 12-13

    [Horsnell1999Yearnames] Horsnell, Malcolm J. A. 1999. The Year-Names of the First Dynasty of Babylon. Hamilton, Ont. : McMaster University Press.

  • citation: Compte-rendu de la marche de la Société pendant l'année 1916 / Société auxiliaire du Musée. Genève, Société auxiliaire du Musée, 1917., p. 17

    [sec105052] N.d.

  • citation: JCS 05 (pp. 18-20), 018, no. 1.3

    [Sollberger1951JCS5Geneva] Sollberger, Edmond. 1951. “The Cuneiform Collection in Geneva.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 5 (1): 18–20. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359571.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-14 at 09:58:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 09:35:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 07:28:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-01-15 at 00:55:17 Firth, Richard Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-09-16 at 14:37:53 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-11-03 at 01:37:44 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-10-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Cavigneaux, Antoine; Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RA 011, 161-163 A Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P423830.
RA 011, 161-163 A artifact entry (No. P423830). (2026, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423830 (Original work published 2011)
RA 011, 161-163 A artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423830 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {RA 011, 161-163 {A} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423830},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423830},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RA 011, 161-163 A Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P423830.
RA 011, 161-163 A artifact entry (No. P423830). (2026, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423830 (Original work published 2011)
RA 011, 161-163 A artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423830 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {RA 011, 161-163 {A} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423830},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423830},
}


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DA  - 2026/7/14/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P423830
LB  - CDLI:P423830
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - RA 011, 161-163 A artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P423830
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