MDP 23, 175 (P524255)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum, Tehran, Iran

Museum Number

NMI BK 01293

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. _1(barig)# 1(ban2)# {gesz}kiri6 da_ nu-ri-ia-a-ki _da_ {munus}szu-szu-li-wi-ir
2. _1(barig) n {gesz}kiri6 da_ nu-ri-ia-a-ki _da_ {munus}szu-szu-li-wi-ir
3. _1(barig) 1(ban2) {gesz}kiri6 da_ {munus}im-di-ki-ti
4. _1(barig) {gesz}kiri6 da_ {munus}szu-szu-li-wi-ir
5. _3(ban2)# a-sza3_ bi-ru _da_ nu-un-a-bu-ni
6. is-qa-at {d}isz-me-ka-ra-ab-dingir
7. _igi_ {d}en-lil2-uru4 _dumu_ TI
8. _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ TI
9. _igi_ ARAD-ku-ra-ra _dumu_ {munus}e-di-<li?>-ti
10. _igi_ ku-uk-lu!-hu-ra-te-er# _dumu_ iq-bu-li#-ni
11. _igi_ {d}iszkur-sze-mi _dumu_ is,-s,u2-ur2-{d}iszkur
12. _igi_ ku-uk-pi-ne-kir _dumu_ ku-di-szi2-ir
13. _igi_ ia-a-te-ia-a _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}iszkur
14. _igi_ {d}utu-gal _dumu_ {munus}a-ki-ia#-ki#
15. _igi#_ szu-pu-sza3 _dumu_ ta-ri-ba#-tu
reverse
1. _igi_ ta-ad-di-na-asz-szu _dumu_ ta-ak-la-ak
2. _igi_ ap-pa-a-a _dumu_ szu-ul-pi-a-bi
3. _igi_ a-a-ta-pa-da _dumu_ {munus}im-me-er-ti
4. _igi_ {d}sin-ap-kal _dumu_ s,a-ap-ru-tu
5. _igi_ ri-isz-{gesz}tukul _dumu_ {d}iszkur-sze-mi
6. _igi_ ka!(NE)-lu-mu sza3!(ESZ) wa-ZA-mu-um
7. _igi_ {d}|MUSZ3.EREN|-sze-mi _dumu_ szi2-ip-ri sza3 a-wa-te
8. sza3 i-zu-zu-ma id-di-nu-szu-nu-szi2
9. _igi_ ARAD-ku-bi _dub-sar_
10. _igi 1(u) 7(disz) ab-ba-mesz_ an-nu-ti

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	P524255
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524255

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)	National Museum, Tehran, Iran
Museum Number	NMI BK 01293
Accession Number

References

primary: MDP 23, 175

[Scheil1932MDP23] Scheil, Vincent. 1932. Actes Juridiques Susiens (Suite: No. 166 à 327). Mémoires de La Mission Archéologique de Perse 23. Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2021-09-23 at 10:01:29	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2021-08-31 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 23, 175 Artifact Entry.” 2021. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 31, 2021. https://cdli.earth/P524255.

MDP 23, 175 artifact entry (No. P524255). (2021, August 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524255

MDP 23, 175 artifact entry (2021) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524255 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2021},
	month = {aug 31},
	title = {MDP 23, 175 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524255},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524255},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2021/8/31/
PY  - 2021
ID  - P524255
LB  - CDLI:P524255
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - MDP 23, 175 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524255
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 23, 175 Artifact Entry.” 2021. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 31, 2021. https://cdli.earth/P524255.

MDP 23, 175 artifact entry (No. P524255). (2021, August 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524255

MDP 23, 175 artifact entry (2021) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524255 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

@misc{2021MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2021},
	month = {aug 31},
	title = {MDP 23, 175 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524255},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524255},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2021/8/31/
PY  - 2021
ID  - P524255
LB  - CDLI:P524255
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - MDP 23, 175 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524255
ER  -