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MAH 16011 (P423972)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

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Museum Collection(s)

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Museum Number

MAH 16011

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...]
2. [...]-{d}nanna
3. [...]
4. [...]-a
5. [...]-ta
rest broken
reverse
1. igi za-na-ru-um dumu inim-{d}nin-urta
2. igi {d}utu-{d}en-lil2-la2 szesz-a-ni
3. igi u2-s,i2-na-wi-ir dumu lu2-ga-a-a
4. igi lugal-nesag-e ku3-dim2
5. igi e-ne-ia dumu a-wi-il-i3-li2
6. igi dingir-szu-i-bi-szu dumu nu-ri-im
7. igi ARAD2-{d}suen dumu a-ab-ba-kal-la
8. igi ur-ga2-gesz-szu2-a dub-sar
9. igi lugal-ni2-te-a-ni bur-gul
10. igi {d}suen-pa-t,e4-er dumu sza-al-lu-rum
blank space
11. iti NE-NE-gar mu {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal-e {i7}buranun-na mu-ba-al-la2
seal 1
1. {d}suen-i-din-nam
2. dumu en-ni-ia

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)

Collections

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Genava 26 (pp. 48-72), 064

[Sollberger1948Genava26] Sollberger, Edmond. 1948. “Documents Cunéiformes Au Musée d’Art et d’Histoire.” Genava 26: 48–72.
citation: JCS 05 (pp. 18-20), 019, no. 2.5

[Sollberger1951JCS5Geneva] Sollberger, Edmond. 1951. “The Cuneiform Collection in Geneva.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 5 (1): 18–20. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359571.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MAH 16011
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Rim-Sin.23.05.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-17 at 18:53:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2022-05-20 at 14:18:47	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	Approved
2021-04-30 at 13:47:22	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2011-10-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Cavigneaux, Antoine; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“MAH 16011 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P423972.

MAH 16011 artifact entry (No. P423972). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423972 (Original work published 2011)

MAH 16011 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423972 (Accessed: February 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {MAH 16011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423972},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423972},
}

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TI  - MAH 16011 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“MAH 16011 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P423972.

MAH 16011 artifact entry (No. P423972). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P423972 (Original work published 2011)

MAH 16011 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P423972 (Accessed: February 25, 2026).

@misc{2024MAH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {MAH 16011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P423972},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P423972},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P423972
LB  - CDLI:P423972
M1  - 2026/2/25/
TI  - MAH 16011 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P423972
ER  -