MDP 22, 137 (P524228)

Legal tablet excavated in Susa (mod. Shush), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

Sb 24610

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Susa (mod. Shush)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [{munus}]dingir-mah-[um-mi i-na t,u2-ub-ba-ti-sza3]
2. [i]-na na-ar-a-ma-ti-sza3
3. pi#-sza3 ba-al-t,u2
4. sza3-ap-ta-sza3 ba-al-t,a2-tu#
5. i-na pa-ni szi2-im#-ti-sza3
6. ki-ir-ba-na sza3 i-lu-lu-ti _dumu-munus_-sza3
7. ih#-pi-ma#
8. _nig2#-gur11_ sza3 _iri_-sza3 u3 _edin_-sza3
9. _a-sza3 im-ma-na_ u3 szi2-qi2-ta
10. _a-sza3 _1(barig) 2(ban2) numun bala 3(disz)-kam_-ta
11. a-na i-la-ti-szu ma-ar-ti-sza3#
12. na-di-isz-szi2
13. ma-am-ma-an i-na ap-li
14. te-bi sza3 a-na#
15. i-la-ti-szu u2-ul na-di-in#
16. i-qa-ab-bu
17. a-na me-e i-la-ak#
18. a-na me-e# [...]
19. [...]
reverse
1. [x x] x x [...]
2. [x] {d}isz-me-ka-ra-ab sza3# [...]
3. [x x] x [x] x [x] x x
4. [...]
5. [_igi_ ...]-x-da-am-qa-at
6. _igi_ la-lu-bi-ti
7. _igi_ e-x-en-gu-x-x-at
8. _igi_ t,a3-ab-ah-ha-tu
9. _igi_ a#-wa#-tu-um-ma-tu
10. _igi_ [x]-x-di _dub-sar_
11. _igi# 1(u) 4(disz) ab#-ba#-me-esz_ an-nu#-ti
12. _mu_ ku-uk-na-szi2-ir
13. u3 szi2-ir-tu-uh#
14. {disz}{munus}dingir-mah-um-mi
15. szi2-im-ti i-la#-ti-szu
16. ma-ar-ti-sza3 i#-szi2-im
left
1. s,u2#-pur dingir-mah-um-mi

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
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P524228
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524228

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Susa (mod. Shush)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number	Sb 24610
Accession Number

References

primary: MDP 22, 137

[Scheil1930MDP22] Scheil, Vincent. 1930. Actes Juridiques Susiens. Mémoires de La Mission Archéologique de Perse 22. Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux.
history: Akkadica 139, p.159-178, p. 163

[Badamchi2018elderly] Badamchi, Hossein. 2018. “The Care of the Elderly in Susa. A Study in the Akkadian Documents from the Sukkalmah Period.” Akkadica 139: 159–78.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-08-03 at 18:47:12	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Senior, Andrew	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2021-09-02 at 14:05:23	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2021-08-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 22, 137 Artifact Entry.” 2021. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 30, 2021. https://cdli.earth/P524228.

MDP 22, 137 artifact entry (No. P524228). (2021, August 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524228

MDP 22, 137 artifact entry (2021) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524228 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2021},
	month = {aug 30},
	title = {MDP 22, 137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524228},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524228},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2021/8/30/
PY  - 2021
ID  - P524228
LB  - CDLI:P524228
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - MDP 22, 137 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524228
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 22, 137 Artifact Entry.” 2021. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 30, 2021. https://cdli.earth/P524228.

MDP 22, 137 artifact entry (No. P524228). (2021, August 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524228

MDP 22, 137 artifact entry (2021) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524228 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

@misc{2021MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2021},
	month = {aug 30},
	title = {MDP 22, 137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524228},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524228},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2021/8/30/
PY  - 2021
ID  - P524228
LB  - CDLI:P524228
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - MDP 22, 137 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524228
ER  -