Genava 17, 031, no. 23 (P424358)

Official or display brick excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 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 O.0012

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object brick
surface a
1. {d}na3-ku#-du#-[ur2-ri-uri3]
 en: Nebuchadnezzar,
2. _lugal_ babila2#[{ki}]
 en: king of Babylon,
3. za-ni-in e2-sag-il2#
 en: who provides for the E-sagil
4. u3 e2-zi-[da]
 en: and the E-zida,
5. _ibila_ a-sza-re-[du]
 en: foremost son
6. sza {d}na3-ibila-uri3#
 en: of Nabopolassar,
7. _lugal#_ babila2#{ki#}
 en: king of Babylonia.

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
Dummy composite "needed" (P546835) needed View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P424358

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
Museum Number MAH O.0012
Accession Number

References

  • history: Genava 17 (pp. 28-34), 031, no. 23

    [Deonna1939Genava17] Deonna, Waldemar. 1939. “Une Collection de Documents Cunéiformes Au Musée d’Art et d’Histoire.” Genava 17: 28–34.

  • citation: JCS 05 (pp. 18-20), 018, no. 1.6

    [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
2024-06-01 at 15:56:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-06-05 at 09:47:14 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-06-04 at 21:21:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-06-04 at 21:21:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-10-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Cavigneaux, Antoine; Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Genava 17, 031, No. 23 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424358.
Genava 17, 031, no. 23 artifact entry (No. P424358). (2024, June 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424358 (Original work published 2011)
Genava 17, 031, no. 23 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424358 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 1},
	title = {Genava 17, 031, no. 23 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424358},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424358},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Genava 17, 031, No. 23 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424358.
Genava 17, 031, no. 23 artifact entry (No. P424358). (2024, June 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424358 (Original work published 2011)
Genava 17, 031, no. 23 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424358 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 1},
	title = {Genava 17, 031, no. 23 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424358},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424358},
}


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TI  - Genava 17, 031, no. 23 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P424358
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