MDP 23, 285 (P524364)

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
1. {disz}{d}|MUSZ3.EREN|-sze-mi
2. pi-szu ba-al-t,u2
3. sza3-ap#-ta-szu ba-al-t,u2
4. i-na pa-ni szi2-im-ti-szu
5. _nig2-gur11_-szu _iri{ki}_-szu u3 s,e-er-szu
6. _a-sza3 e2 du3-a_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6_
7. _a-sza3 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta-a numun bala 3(disz)-kam_
8. sza3 it-ti {munus}te-pi-ir-ti
9. u3 {munus}{d}|MUSZ3.EREN|-na-da i-ka-lu
10. i-na pa-ni szi2-im-ti-szu
11. ki-ir-ba-na sza3 pa-ni u3 wa-ar-ki
12. ih-pi-ma
13. a-na {munus}na-ru-ub-ti ma-ar-ti-szu
14. id-di-isz-szi2
15. ba-al-t,a2-ku-ma a-ka-la ta#-[na]-di#-na
16. mi-ta-ku-ma ki-is-pa ta-ka-si2#-[pa]
17. i-na ap-li te-bi
18. sza3 u2-ul ma-ar-tu at-ti#
19. i-qa-ab-bu-u2
20. a#-na me-e i-la-ak
21. [a-na] me-e lu-li-i
22. [{d}sza3-zi] qa2#-aq#-qa2#-su2#
23. [li-im-ha-as,]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...] x x x [...]
2'. [_igi_] ta-ak-[...] _dumu_ a-hi-[...]
3'. [_igi_] a-bu-t,a2-ab#? _dumu#_ ra-bi-{d}|MUSZ3.EREN|
4'. _igi#_ a-qa-li-ia _dumu#_ x-x-x
5'. _igi_ hu-um-ba-an-[...] _dumu#-munus#_ sze-li-bu
6'. _igi_ ri-im-ku-ri-isz _dumu_ um-mi-ru-qa#-at#
7'. _igi_ a-bi-ma _dumu_ {d}e2-a-da#-mi-iq#
8'. _igi_ szu-u2-ma-a-a _dumu#_ ku#-ka-x#-da#-szi#
9'. _igi_ {d}nin-szubur-sze-mi na-ga-ru
10'. [_igi_] {munus}um#-mi-ru-qa-at
11'. [_igi_] {munus}ta-ag-mi-la-an-ni
12'. [_igi_] {munus}zi-ha-tu
13'. _igi_ {munus}{d}e2-a-du-um-qi2-isz-ta-ri-tu
14'. _igi_ {d}kab-ta-na-s,ir _dub-sar#_
15'. _igi 1(u) 9(disz) ab-ba-mesz_ an-nu-ti
16'. _mu_ {d}|MUSZ3.EREN| {d}isz-me-ka-ra-ab
17'. sza3 ib-ba-la-ka-tu
18'. ri-it-ta-szu u3 li-sza3-szu
19'. i#-na-ki-su2
20'. _4(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
21'. u3 ki-de-en {d}|MUSZ3.EREN|
22'. il-pu-ut

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	P524364
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524364

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, 285

[Scheil1932MDP23] Scheil, Vincent. 1932. Actes Juridiques Susiens (Suite: No. 166 à 327). Mémoires de La Mission Archéologique de Perse 23. Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux.
history: Akkadica 139, p.159-178, p. 174

[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	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2021-09-21 at 15:15:56	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, 285 Artifact Entry.” 2021. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 31, 2021. https://cdli.earth/P524364.

MDP 23, 285 artifact entry (No. P524364). (2021, August 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524364

MDP 23, 285 artifact entry (2021) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524364 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	year = {2021},
	month = {aug 31},
	title = {MDP 23, 285 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524364},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P524364
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - MDP 23, 285 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 23, 285 Artifact Entry.” 2021. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 31, 2021. https://cdli.earth/P524364.

MDP 23, 285 artifact entry (No. P524364). (2021, August 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524364

MDP 23, 285 artifact entry (2021) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524364 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2021MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2021},
	month = {aug 31},
	title = {MDP 23, 285 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524364},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524364},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2021/8/31/
PY  - 2021
ID  - P524364
LB  - CDLI:P524364
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - MDP 23, 285 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524364
ER  -