MAH 16164 (P424073)

Tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 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 16164

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] amar#
3'. 3(iku@c) GAN2# ugu2-du3
4'. nagar
5'. 1(esze3@c) GAN2 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) sze
6'. ur-{d}isztaran
7'. unu3
8'. 2(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 6(asz@c) sze
9'. {d}sud3-ra ugula-iri
10'. 2(iku@c) GAN2 6(asz@c) sze
11'. ur-HAR
12'. 2(iku@c) GAN2 5(asz@c) sze
13'. {d}inanna-ka
14'. 1(esz3@c)# 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 2(u@c) sze
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [n] GAN2# 5(asz@c) sze
2'. a2#-{d}utu
UTU over erasure?
3'. 1(iku@c)? GAN2 4(asz@c) sze
4'. ur-{d}isztaran
5'. dumu ur-AN-za
6'. 2(iku@c) GAN2 4(asz@c) sze
7'. da-da
8'. dumu il2
9'. 1(iku@c) GAN2 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze da-da
10'. dumu za3?-nin tibira-me
11'. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) GAN2 2(u@c) sze
12'. e2-zi u4-zal-la
13'. 1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) GAN2 1(gesz2@c) sze
14'. ur-{d}U-KAD5-LUH
15'. unu3 esz3
16'. 1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) GAN2 nam2-la
17'. du-du szusz3
column 3
beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. 1(esze3@c) 2(iku@c)#? [...]
3'. e2-mu#
4'. sipa ansze-me?
5'. 4(iku@c) GAN2 1(u@c) sze
6'. ur-{d}lamma! tug2-du8
7'. 1(esze3@c) GAN2 6(asz@c) sze
8'. ad-da ad-kub4-gal
9'. 1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) GAN2 sahar
10'. 3(u@c) sze
11'. du-du szusz3
12'. 5(iku@c) GAN2 8(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze
13'. ki-ku3 sag-apin
14'. nu-banda3 nimgir-esz3#?
15'. 1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) GAN2# [n sze]
16'. x [...]
17'. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. 1(bur3@c) [...]
3. szusz3 [...]
4. 7(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) [...]
5. 1(bur3)# 1(esze3) GAN2 la2-la2 [x?]
6. ba-ba-ni [x]
7. nu-banda3 gesz?-[...]
8. 1(bur3@c)# GAN2 1(gesz2) [sze]
9. dub-sar [...]
10. 3(esze3@c)!? [GAN2 ...]
11. ma2-x-gid2 [x]
12. u4-zal-la-sze3#?
13. 2(esze3@c) GAN2 5(u@c)? [sze]
14. e2-NIR-[x]
15. unu3 x [...]
16. 1(esze3@c) [...]
rest broken
column 2
1. 3(iku@c) GAN2 1(u@c) sze
2. GAN2 sza3-da-nu
3. ur-{d}dumu-zi
4. 4(iku@c) GAN2 5(asz@c) sze
5. ur-{d}dumu-zi szusz3
6. 2(esze3@c) GAN2 sza3-kal
7. 2(ban2@c) ba-NE x?
8. 2(esze3@c) GAN2 3(u@c) sze
9. i3-du8 ganun
10. 3(iku@c) GAN2 6(asz@c) sze
11. e2-ta unu3
12. 4(iku@c) GAN2 1(u@c) sze
13. ur-{d}inanna sagi
14. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) GAN2 2(u@c) sze
15. nu-banda3 igi
16. 4(iku@c) GAN2 nam2-la
17. i3#-du8-gal
18. [n] GAN2# 2(u@c) sze
19. [...] x sze gur
rest broken
column 3
1. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) GAN2 sag?-la2
2. 2(u@c) 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze
3. e2-szud3
blank space
4. GAN2# ur-pa-e3#?
5. 1(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c) GAN2
6. inim-ma-ni
7. 1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) GAN2
8. 4(u@c) sze
9. {d}en-lil2-la2
10. nu-banda3 {d}nin#-x
blank space
11. [...] x-AN?
rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P424073
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P424073

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
Museum Number	MAH 16164
Accession Number

References

citation: JCS 05 (pp. 18-20), 019, no. 2.3

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2021-01-18 at 05:56:34	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2016-11-03 at 08:32:27	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2011-10-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Cavigneaux, Antoine; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MAH 16164 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P424073.

MAH 16164 artifact entry (No. P424073). (2011, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424073

MAH 16164 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424073 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

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	month = {oct 2},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424073},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MAH 16164 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P424073.

MAH 16164 artifact entry (No. P424073). (2011, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424073

MAH 16164 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424073 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

@misc{2011MAH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {MAH 16164 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424073},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424073},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/10/2/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P424073
LB  - CDLI:P424073
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - MAH 16164 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P424073
ER  -