JCS 07, 086 09 (P424193)

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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Photo

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

MAH 16413

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. _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_
2. 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ki-kal_
3. _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ ku-ru-ut-tum
4. isz-tu _pa5_ pa-ri-ik-tim dingir-mah?
5. _a-sza3_ szu-nu-ma-dingir _dumu_ ta-ri-ba-tum
6. _ki_ szu-nu-ma-dingir _dumu_ ta-ri-ba-tum
7. be-el _a-sza3_
8. {disz}{d}isztaran-ta-ia-ar
9. u3 u-bar-rum
10. a-na _tab-ba#_ er-re-szu-tim#
11. [...] x bu#? am#?
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [x] x [...]
2'. x x _a-sza3 sze-gesz-i3_ [...]
3'. _u4? buru14?-sze3? sze-gesz-i3_ ki#? x [...]
4'. _sze-a-am u3 sze-gesz-i3_ sza? i-ba-asz-szu#-u2
5'. _1(esze3) GAN2-e 1(barig) sze_ be-el _a-sza3_ i-ip-pa!-lu-ma
6'. mi-it-ha-ri-isz i-zu-uz-zu
7'. _igi_ sza-lu-rum ra-bi-a-nim
8'. _igi_ ia-am?-ba#?-szu#? _dumu_ su-lim?-ma#?
9'. _igi_ ia-am-ba-szu#? _dumu_ i3-li2-e-ri-ba
10'. _igi_ wa-s,um-nu-ur-szu _dumu_ x-pa-rum
11'. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}marduk _dub-sar_
12'. _iti sig4-a u4 2(u)-kam_
13'. _mu_ a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal-e i7_ a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal-e mu-un-ba-al-la2_
(traces of one or two seal impressions)

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.03.20
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P424193
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P424193

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 16413
Accession Number

References

primary: JCS 07 (pp. 81-99), 086 09

[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), 082 (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 82

[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
2021-05-09 at 12:54:42	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	Approved
2020-08-09 at 12:34:37	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, 086 09 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424193.

JCS 07, 086 09 artifact entry (No. P424193). (2024, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424193 (Original work published 2011)

JCS 07, 086 09 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424193 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 07, 086 09 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424193.

JCS 07, 086 09 artifact entry (No. P424193). (2024, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424193 (Original work published 2011)

JCS 07, 086 09 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424193 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 8},
	title = {JCS 07, 086 09 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424193},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424193},
}

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