MDP 23, 186 (P524266)

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 — ?

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
beginning broken
1'. [...] KU BU UM? [...]
2'. [_mu_] tan-nu-li _sukkal_ u3 te-[em-ti-hal-ki]
3'. [i]-na# e-bu-ri-im _iti_ {d}[...]
4'. sze-am u3 hu-bu-la-szu u2-[ta-ar]
5'. a-di sze#-am u2-ta-ru
6'. i#-na mu-hi _gu4_-szu u3 _udu-u8_-[szu]
reverse
1. pa#-ar#-ku-tu sze-eb-re-[et]
2. [i-na] _a-sza3_-szu u3 _{gesz}kiri6_-[szu]
3. [si2-ik]-ka-tu ma-ah-s,a-[at]
4. [_igi_ {d}]utu _igi_ {d}|MUSZ3.[EREN]|
5. [_igi_ nu]-ur2#-a-li-szu#
rest broken

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	P524266
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524266

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 — ?
Accession Number

References

primary: MDP 23, 186

[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	Reviewer	Status
2021-09-04 at 07:15:31	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2021-09-04 at 07:14:16	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2021-09-03 at 16:04:12	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, 186 Artifact Entry.” 2021. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 31, 2021. https://cdli.earth/P524266.

MDP 23, 186 artifact entry (No. P524266). (2021, August 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524266

MDP 23, 186 artifact entry (2021) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524266 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2021},
	month = {aug 31},
	title = {MDP 23, 186 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524266},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524266},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2021/8/31/
PY  - 2021
ID  - P524266
LB  - CDLI:P524266
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - MDP 23, 186 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524266
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 23, 186 Artifact Entry.” 2021. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 31, 2021. https://cdli.earth/P524266.

MDP 23, 186 artifact entry (No. P524266). (2021, August 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524266

MDP 23, 186 artifact entry (2021) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524266 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

@misc{2021MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2021},
	month = {aug 31},
	title = {MDP 23, 186 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524266},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524266},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2021/8/31/
PY  - 2021
ID  - P524266
LB  - CDLI:P524266
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - MDP 23, 186 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524266
ER  -