MDP 28, 551 (P524626)

Administrative 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)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _3(u) ma-na uruda_
2. _ki_ da-ad-da _simug_
3. _3(u) ma-na uruda_
4. _ki_ pu-ku-ku
5. _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_
6. _ki_ a-bu-[...]
7. _giri3_ nu-[ur2]-{d}dumu-zi
8. _1(u) gin2 ku3 AN KU_ sza3 bad3-ru-um
9. _1(u) gin2 dam-gar3_ sza3 bi-it-hul-bi sza3 te4-in-ti-ir{ki}
10. _igi_ a-bu-du10 [sza3?] szu-ri-im-ku
11. _1(disz) ansze ama-gan mu 1(disz)-kam#_
12. _szu ti-a_ na-bi-um
13. _1(disz) ansze ama-gan_
14. _ki_ a-ab-ba-zu#-usz#? sza3 szu-ri-im-ku
reverse
1. _2(u) 1(asz) sze gur_
2. _ki_ nu-ur2-{d}suen
3. _5(asz) sze gur ki_ i-tur2-{d}suen
4. _2(disz) gu4 gesz ki_ tu-ur-[...]
5. _1(u) ARAD_
6. _2(disz) [(x)] ARAD_
7. _ki_ la#-ki-bu-um
8. _dumu_ a-zi-zi
9. _nig2-gur11_ szu-ri-im-ku
blank space
10. _ki erin2-na_

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)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P524626
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524626

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, 551

[Scheil1939MDP28] Scheil, Vincent. 1939. Mélanges Épigraphiques. Mémoires de La Mission Archéologique de Perse 28. Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux.
history: Akkadica 128, p.85-98, p. 88

[DeGraef2007wall] De Graef, Katrien. 2007. “Another Brick in the Wall. Dūrum in the Old-Elamite Susa Texts.” Akkadica 128: 85–98.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2021-09-11 at 15:23:13	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2021-09-04 at 08:13:56	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, 551 Artifact Entry.” 2021. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2021. https://cdli.earth/P524626.

MDP 28, 551 artifact entry (No. P524626). (2021, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524626

MDP 28, 551 artifact entry (2021) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524626 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	year = {2021},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {MDP 28, 551 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524626},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524626},
}

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DA  - 2021/9/2/
PY  - 2021
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LB  - CDLI:P524626
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - MDP 28, 551 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524626
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 28, 551 Artifact Entry.” 2021. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2021. https://cdli.earth/P524626.

MDP 28, 551 artifact entry (No. P524626). (2021, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524626

MDP 28, 551 artifact entry (2021) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524626 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

@misc{2021MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2021},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {MDP 28, 551 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524626},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524626},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2021/9/2/
PY  - 2021
ID  - P524626
LB  - CDLI:P524626
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - MDP 28, 551 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524626
ER  -