NABU 2020/12 (P424120)

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

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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

MAH 16526

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [x] x _zi3 us2_
2. [...] a-na _si-la2_
3. _lu2# kin-gi4-a_
4. _lu2_ babila2#{ki}
5. _lu2 kin-gi4-a_ larsam{ki}
6. _lu2#_ su-tu-um
7. u3# a-hi#-a-tim
8. u4#? [...]
reverse
1. _zi-ga_
2. _sza3 e2_ a-si-rum
3. _nig2-szu_ {d}suen-sze-mi
blank space
4. _iti udru{duru5} u4 1(u) 3(disz)#-kam_
5. _mu_ ri-im#-{d}a-nu _lugal-e_

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)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) [uncertain]
Dates Referenced	Rim-Anum.01.11.13
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P424120
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P424120

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 16526
Accession Number

References

primary: NABU 2020/012

[Cavigneaux2020MAH16526] Cavigneaux, Antoine. 2020. “MAH 16526 - Bīt Asīrī Flour Receipt.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 2020 (1): 27–28.
history: Year-names, 2, 112

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

(year-name only)
citation: JCS 05 (pp. 18-20), 019, no. 2.7.6.c

[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
2024-07-14 at 09:35:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-14 at 07:28:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2020-10-27 at 13:54:54	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-10-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Cavigneaux, Antoine; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“NABU 2020/12 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424120.

NABU 2020/12 artifact entry (No. P424120). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424120 (Original work published 2011)

NABU 2020/12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424120 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {NABU 2020/12 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424120},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424120},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“NABU 2020/12 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424120.

NABU 2020/12 artifact entry (No. P424120). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424120 (Original work published 2011)

NABU 2020/12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424120 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

@misc{2024NABU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {NABU 2020/12 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424120},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424120},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P424120
LB  - CDLI:P424120
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - NABU 2020/12 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P424120
ER  -