JCS 07, 089 14 (P424169)

Business / Contracts tablet 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 16354

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar e2 a-ba_
2. _1(disz) gin2 ku3 masz2-mesz sze-e? 1(asz) gur 1(ban2)-e_
3. sza _mu 2(disz)-kam_
4. {disz}u-bar-rum la ki-nu
5. _ku3-babbar_ {d}utu sza {d}utu
6. _ugu_ u-bar-rum
7. i-szu-u2
reverse
1. {disz}u-bar-rum
2. u2-sa-ad-da-ar-ma
3. {d}utu i-ip-pa-al
single ruling
4. _igi_ {d}suen
5. _igi_ {d}marduk
6. _igi_ {d}szu-bu-la
single ruling
7. _iti sig4-a u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam_
8. _mu_ a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal-e {d}nanna en gizkim-ti-la-ni-sze3_
left
(drawing of a ring with cord)

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 > Business / Contracts (contract)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Abi-ešuh.n.03.21
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P424169
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P424169

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
Museum Number	MAH 16354
Accession Number

References

primary: JCS 07 (pp. 81-99), 089 14

[Szlechter1953JCS7] Szlechter, Émile. 1953. “Les Tablettes Juridiques Datées Du Règne d’Abî-Ešuḫ Conservées Au Musée d’art et d’histoire de Genève.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 7 (3): 81–99. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359545.
history: JCS 05 (pp. 77-97), 091 (copy)

[Sollberger1951JCS5] Sollberger, Edmond. 1951. “Thirty-Two Dated Tablets from the Reign of Abī-Ešuḫ.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 5 (3): 77–97. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359076.
citation: JCS 05 (pp. 18-20), 019, no. 2.7.3 and 91

[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
2024-09-08 at 07:21:36	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-05 at 09:25:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2021-05-09 at 12:49:36	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	Approved
2020-08-09 at 12:39:53	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

“JCS 07, 089 14 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424169.

JCS 07, 089 14 artifact entry (No. P424169). (2024, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424169 (Original work published 2011)

JCS 07, 089 14 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424169 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424169},
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Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 07, 089 14 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P424169.

JCS 07, 089 14 artifact entry (No. P424169). (2024, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424169 (Original work published 2011)

JCS 07, 089 14 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424169 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 8},
	title = {JCS 07, 089 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424169},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424169},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/8/
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