TJDB pl. 22, MAH 16163 (P424072)

Business / Contracts tablet & envelope excavated in Nerebtum (mod. Iščali), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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 16163A & MAH 16163B

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nerebtum (mod. Iščali)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur sze_ {d}suen-ra-bi _lu2-dam-qar_
2. _1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur_ hu-uz-zu-um _dumu_ e!-ri-ba-am
3. 3(barig) 2(ban2) {d}suen-a-bu-um x
4. 3(barig) 2(ban2) bu-ri-ia _dumu_ ra-ab-u2-ma
5. 3(barig) 2(ban2) be-el-ta-ni _dam-ni_
6. _szunigin 4(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur sze_ hu-bu-ut-ta-tum
7. _ki_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir _dumu_ bur-sin
8. _egir_ mi-szar bad3-ri-musz
9. _szu ba-an-ti_
reverse
1. a-na masz-kan2-nim
2. _ki lu2-sil-ma-dam u3 lu2-gi-na-dam_
3. sze-a-am _i3-ag2-e_ u2-sze-te-eq-ma _masz2_ u2-s,a-ab
4. _igi_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi _lu2-<x>_
5. {disz}la-lu-um _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur
6. {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, _dumu_ sin-ba-a
7. ri-isz-er3-ra#
8. u3 mu-na-wi-um _dub-sar_
9. _mu gu4-{gesz}apin ku3-sig17_
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [3(barig) 2(ban2) be-el-ta-ni] _dam#-ni#_
2'. _szunigin 4(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur sze_ hu-bu-ut-ta-tum
3'. _ki_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir _dumu_ bur-sin
4'. _egir_ mi-szar bad3-ri-musz{ki} isz-sza-ak-nu
5'. _szu ba-an-ti-mesz_
6'. a-na masz-kan2-nim
7'. _ki lu2-sil-ma-dam u3 lu2-gi-na-dam_
8'. sze-a-am _i3-ag2-e_
9'. u2-sze-te-eq-ma
10'. _masz2_ u2-s,a-ab
11'. _igi_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi
12'. {disz}la-lu-um _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur
13'. {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,
  rest broken
seal 1
1. {d}suen#-[mu]-ba#-li2-it,
2. _dumu_ {d}suen#-[ba]
3. _ARAD2_ sza {d}[...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TJDB, pl. 22, MAH 16163

    [Szlechter1958TJDB] Szlechter, Émile. 1958. Tablettes Juridiques de La 1e Dynastie de Babylone Conservées Au Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Genève. Vol. XVI. Publications de l’Institut de Droit Romain de l’Université de Paris. Paris: Recueil Sirey.

  • history: Repiccioli, Turan 6, 099, 087, 088

    [Repiccioli2013Turan6] Repiccioli, Marco. 2013. Il Prestito a Ishchali : Esame Dei Testi. Turan 6.

  • citation: JCS 05 (pp. 18-20), 019, no. 2.7.6.c

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

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  • Museum No.: MAH 16163A & MAH 16163B
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  • Provenience: Nerebtum (mod. Iščali)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-05-12 at 21:01:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-04-29 at 08:59:42 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-04-13 at 06:15:15 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-04-13 at 06:11:39 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-02-27 at 10:34:12 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-10-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Cavigneaux, Antoine; Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012852 (composite) (P509222) Nerebtum (mod. Iščali) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“TJDB Pl. 22, MAH 16163 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P424072.
TJDB pl. 22, MAH 16163 artifact entry (No. P424072). (2011, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424072
TJDB pl. 22, MAH 16163 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424072 (Accessed: May 29, 2025).
@misc{2011TJDB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-29]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {TJDB pl. 22, {MAH} 16163 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424072},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424072},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P424072
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TI  - TJDB pl. 22, MAH 16163 artifact entry
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