TJDB pl. 38, MAH 16340 (P424158)

Legal tablet excavated in Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq), 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 16340

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _4(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) gur zu2-lum_
2. _{gesz}banesz_ nam-ha-ar-tim
3. _mu-kux(DU)_
4. {d}suen-ga-mil
5. nam-ha-ar-ti
reverse
1. {disz}i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _szandana_
blank space
2. _iti udru{duru5} u4 6(disz)-kam_
3. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal u6-nir ki-tusz mah {d}za-ba4-ba4 {d}inanna_
seal 1
1. i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
2. dumu a-ha-am-nir-[szi]
3. ARAD {d}[nin-szubur]
4. u3 {d}[SZA]

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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
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Samsu-iluna.22.11.06
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P424158
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P424158

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Pī-Kasî (mod. Tell Abu Antiq)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
Museum Number	MAH 16340
Accession Number

References

primary: TJDB, pl. 38, MAH 16340

[Szlechter1958TJDB] Szlechter, Émile. 1958. Tablettes Juridiques de La 1e Dynastie de Babylone Conservées Au Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Genève. Vol. XVI. Publications de l’Institut de Droit Romain de l’Université de Paris. Paris: Recueil Sirey.
citation: JCS 05 (pp. 18-20), 019, no. 2.7.2.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	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2021-07-17 at 16:00:58	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2011-10-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Cavigneaux, Antoine; Pagé-Perron, Émilie		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“TJDB Pl. 38, MAH 16340 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P424158.

TJDB pl. 38, MAH 16340 artifact entry (No. P424158). (2011, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424158

TJDB pl. 38, MAH 16340 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424158 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {TJDB pl. 38, {MAH} 16340 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424158},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424158},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P424158
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - TJDB pl. 38, MAH 16340 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“TJDB Pl. 38, MAH 16340 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P424158.

TJDB pl. 38, MAH 16340 artifact entry (No. P424158). (2011, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424158

TJDB pl. 38, MAH 16340 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424158 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

@misc{2011TJDB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {TJDB pl. 38, {MAH} 16340 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424158},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424158},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/10/2/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P424158
LB  - CDLI:P424158
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - TJDB pl. 38, MAH 16340 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P424158
ER  -