MDP 28, 418 (P524485)

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. _4(ban2) {gesz}kiri6 gal 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 numun_
2. _6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 numun {gesz}kiri6_
3. _5(disz) sila3 {gesz}gag_ sza3 TAG
4. _{gesz}kiri6 ha-la_ ta-an-gi5-[im]
5. _ki_ ta-an-gi5-im
6. nu-ur2-a-tum i-sza-am
7. a-na szi2#-mi-szu ga#-am#-ru-ti
8. 2(disz) n# [gin2] ku3-[babbar]_
9. [isz-qu2-ul]
10. a#-[na du-ur2] u3# pa-la
11. a-na# [sze-er] sze-er-ri-im
12. a-na ba-aq-ri _{gesz}kiri6_
13. u3# a-ru-gi-ma-ni
14. ta-an-gu-um
reverse
1. a-na nu-ra-tum
2. i-za-az _igi_ {d}utu
3. _igi_ {d}|MUSZ3.EREN|
4. _igi_ PI-a-a-tum
5. _igi_ ku3-{d}suen
6. _igi#_ t,a3?-bi-ia
7. _[igi]_ ARAD-ku-bi _igi_ sza-at-ku-bi
8. _[igi]_ be-la-su2-nu
9. _igi_ e2#-a-i-din-nam
10. _igi 9(disz)# ab-ba_
11. _mu_ szi2-ir-uk-tuh _in-pa3-da_
12. sza i-ba-la-ka-tu3
13. ri-ta-szu u3 li-sza-szu
14. i#-na-ki-su2
15. _1(u) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
left
1. _da_ ip-qi2-isz8-tar2
2. s,e2-ri-ti _pa5#_ [x] x

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	P524485
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524485

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 28, 418

[Scheil1939MDP28] Scheil, Vincent. 1939. Mélanges Épigraphiques. Mémoires de La Mission Archéologique de Perse 28. Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux.
history: Die Altbabylonischen Kaufurkunden aus Susa, no. 11

[JalilvandSadafi2014] Jalilvand Sadafi, Sheyda. 2014. “Die Altbabylonischen Kaufurkunden Aus Susa.”

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
2021-09-17 at 15:09:18	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2021-09-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 28, 418 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P524485.

MDP 28, 418 artifact entry (No. P524485). (2024, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524485 (Original work published 2021)

MDP 28, 418 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524485 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {MDP 28, 418 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524485},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524485},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/20/
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M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - MDP 28, 418 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MDP 28, 418 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P524485.

MDP 28, 418 artifact entry (No. P524485). (2024, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524485 (Original work published 2021)

MDP 28, 418 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524485 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2024MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {MDP 28, 418 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524485},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524485},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P524485
LB  - CDLI:P524485
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - MDP 28, 418 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524485
ER  -