MDP 24, 353 (P524415)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Archaeological Museum, Susa, Iran

Museum Number

unknown

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. i-na _e2# du3-a_ i-s,u2 u3 ma#-[du]
2. _da_ ip-qu2-{d}iszkur
3. u3 _da_ a-ni-ih-szu-szu
4. is-qa-at ig-mil-a-an-ni
5. sza3 it-ti _dumu-mesz_ be-el-szu-nu i-szu
6. _ki_ ig-mil-a-an-ni
7. {disz}la-ar-za-tum i-sza3-am
8. a-na szi2-mi-szu ga-am-ru-ti
9. _1(disz) sar 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 ku3-[babbar]_ isz-qu2-ul
10. a-na du-ur2 u3 pa-la#
11. a-na sze-er sze-er-ri
12. a-na ba-aq-ri u3 ra-gi-ma-ni#
13. {disz}ig-mil-a-an-ni a-na la-ar-za#-ti
14. iz-za-az
15. u2-ul ip-t,e-ru u2-ul ma-an-za-za-nu
16. szi2-mu-um ga-am-ru
17. ki-ma a-bu-um a-na ma-ri i-sza3-mu
18. {disz}la-ar-za-tum i-na
19. ki-de-en {d}|MUSZ3.EREN|
20. a-na da-ra-ti i-sza3-am
21. _e2 du3-a_ an-nu ib-ba-qar-ma
22. [i-na] _e2# du3-a_ szu-ub-ti-szu
23. [sza3] it-ti _dumu-mesz_ be-el-szu-nu# i#-szu
24. _{gesz}gag_ mah-s,a-at
reverse
1. _igi_ {d}utu _igi_ {d}|MUSZ3.EREN|
2. _igi_ ku-uk-a-da-ar _dumu_ ku-li-i
3. _igi_ i-ku-un-pi-sza3 _dumu_ dam-qi2-a
4. _igi_ pi-la-ak-ki a-hi-szu
5. _igi_ ip-qu2-{d}iszkur _dumu_ mu-ba-li-t,i3
6. _igi_ {munus}zi-iz-zi-ia _dumu_ a-bu-um-dingir
7. _igi_ dam-qi2-ia _dumu_ a-ni-ih-szu-szu
8. _igi_ a-hu-u2-a-tum _dumu_ za-a-na
9. _igi_ {d}utu-ki-na-i-di
10. _igi_ an-hi-im _dumu_ za-a-na#
11. _igi_ ba-zi-zi _dumu_ be-el-szu#-nu#
12. _igi_ pi-ir-i
13. _igi_ {d}|MUSZ3.EREN|-mu!(UM)-ba-li-it, _dumu_ ba-ni-i#
14. _igi_ szu-szu-ma-lu _dumu#_ be-el-szu-nu
15. _igi_ ri-szi-ia _dub#-sar_
16. _igi 1(u) 5(disz) ab-ba-mesz_
17. _mu_ tan{an}-ni-u2-li _sukkal-mah#_
18. u3 te-em-ti-hal-ki
19. sza3 ib-ba-la-ka-tu
20. ri-it-ta-szu u3 li-sza3-an-szu
21. i-na-ak-ki-su2
22. _1(u) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
23. ki-de#-[en {d}]|MUSZ3.EREN#|
24. 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	P524415
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524415

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)	Archaeological Museum, Susa, Iran
Museum Number	unknown
Accession Number

References

primary: MDP 24, 353

[Scheil1933MDP24] Scheil, Vincent. 1933. Actes Juridiques Susiens (Suite: No. 328 à No. 395), Inscriptions Des Achéménides (Supplement et Suite). Mémoires de La Mission Archéologique de Perse 24. Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux.
history: Die Altbabylonischen Kaufurkunden aus Susa, no. 83

[JalilvandSadafi2014] Jalilvand Sadafi, Sheyda. 2014. “Die Altbabylonischen Kaufurkunden Aus Susa.”
history: MDP 24, pl. I

[Scheil1933MDP24] Scheil, Vincent. 1933. Actes Juridiques Susiens (Suite: No. 328 à No. 395), Inscriptions Des Achéménides (Supplement et Suite). Mémoires de La Mission Archéologique de Perse 24. Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux.

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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-20 at 14:55:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2021-09-19 at 12:46:55	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2021-09-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 24, 353 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P524415.

MDP 24, 353 artifact entry (No. P524415). (2024, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524415 (Original work published 2021)

MDP 24, 353 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524415 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“MDP 24, 353 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P524415.

MDP 24, 353 artifact entry (No. P524415). (2024, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524415 (Original work published 2021)

MDP 24, 353 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524415 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {MDP 24, 353 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524415},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524415},
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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/30/
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