JCS 07, 087 10 (P423949)

Business / Contracts tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

MAH 15982

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_
2. _a-sza3_ {d}suen-a-sza-re-ed _gu-za-la2_
3. _ki_ {d}suen-a-sza-re-ed _gu-za-la2_
4. be-el _a-sza3_
5. a-na qa2-be2-e {d}na-bi-um-ma-lik
6. a-hi-szu
7. {disz}a-pil2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ {d}iszkur-szar-rum
8. a-na _sze-gesz-i3 u3 gu2-gal_
9. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ a-na _igi-4(disz)-gal2-la-am3_
10. u2-sze-s,i
11. _u4 buru14-sze3 sze-gesz-i3_ be-el _a-sza3_
12. _sze-gesz-i3 igi-4(disz)-gal2-la-am3_
13. i-ma-ak-ku-us2
reverse
1. _u4 buru14-sze3 gu2-gal_
2. _gu2-gal igi-4(disz)-gal2-la-am3_ i-ma-ku-us2-ma#
3. i-te-el-li
4. asz-szum er-re-szum ma-na-ah-ta-szu
5. i-ip-pa-lu
single ruling
6. _igi_ sza-lu-rum ra-bi-a-nu-um
7. _igi_ lu-ha-ad-<<x-x>>-{d}marduk _dumu_ a-bu-um-wa-qar
8. _igi_ a-bu-um-wa-qar _dumu_ ip-sza-am-dingir
blank space
9. _iti sig4-a u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_
10. _mu_ a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal-e i7_ a-bi-e-szu-uh _mu-un-ba-al-la2_
left
1. si2-is-si2-ik-ti
2. {d}na-bi-um-ma-lik
3. a-hi _gu-za-la2_
seal 1
1. [a]-bu?-wa-qar
2. _dumu#_ ip-sza-am-dingir
3. _ARAD#_ {d}EN-[...]
4. [u3] AN {d}mar-[tu]
seal 2
1'. _ARAD_ {d}LUGAL-BI2-[...]

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Abi-ešuh.r.03.16
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P423949
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P423949

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
Museum Number	MAH 15982
Accession Number

References

primary: JCS 07 (pp. 81-99), 087 10

[Szlechter1953JCS7] Szlechter, Émile. 1953. “Les Tablettes Juridiques Datées Du Règne d’Abî-Ešuḫ Conservées Au Musée d’art et d’histoire de Genève.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 7 (3): 81–99. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359545.
history: JCS 05 (pp. 77-97), 084 (copy)

[Sollberger1951JCS5] Sollberger, Edmond. 1951. “Thirty-Two Dated Tablets from the Reign of Abī-Ešuḫ.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 5 (3): 77–97. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359076.
citation: JCS 05 (pp. 18-20), 019, no. 2.7.3 and 84

[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	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-08 at 07:21:36	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-05 at 09:25:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2020-08-09 at 12:35:51	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2011-10-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Cavigneaux, Antoine; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 07, 087 10 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P423949.

JCS 07, 087 10 artifact entry (No. P423949). (2024, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423949 (Original work published 2011)

JCS 07, 087 10 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423949 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 07, 087 10 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P423949.

JCS 07, 087 10 artifact entry (No. P423949). (2024, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423949 (Original work published 2011)

JCS 07, 087 10 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423949 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 8},
	title = {JCS 07, 087 10 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423949},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423949},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/17/
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