TJDB pl. 45, MAH 16376 (P424181)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), 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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Photo

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

MAH 16376

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _sa10-am3_ 2(asz) i3-x-[...]_
3. _ki_ u2-tul2-isz8-tar2 a-bi _[erin2]_
4. {disz}ib-na-tum _dumu_ a-da-[tum]
5. wa-szi-ib# zimbir{ki}-am-na#-ni#
6. _szu ba-an-ti_
7. a-na 1(u) u4-mi
8. a-na na-[szi] ka-ni-ki-szu
reverse
1. _1(disz)# gin2# [ku3]-babbar#_
2. _i3#-[la2-e]_
3. _igi_ [...]-x-x-(x)
4. _igi_ [...]
blank space
5. _iti sig4-a u4 1(u) 9(disz)-kam#
6. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal#-[e] {uruda}du8 mah gal-gal-la#_
seal 1
1. a-ta-na-ah
2. dumu gi-mi-lum
3. ARAD {d}szakkan2

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
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ammi-saduqa.14.03.19
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P424181
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P424181

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
Museum Number	MAH 16376
Accession Number

References

primary: TJDB, pl. 45, MAH 16376

[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: Wool Economy ANE, p.202-231, p. 211

[deGraef2014wool] De Graef, Katrien. 2014. “All Wool and a Yard Wide. Wool Production and Trade in Old Babylonian Sippar.” In Wool Economy in the Ancient Near East and the Aegean. From the Beginnings of Sheep Husbandry to Institutional Textile Industry, edited by Catherine Breniquet and Cécile Michel, 202–31. Ancient Textiles Series, Vol. 17. Oxford & Philadelphia: Oxbow Books.
citation: JCS 05 (pp. 18-20), 019, no. 2.7.5.c

[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	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2022-06-27 at 09:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2011-10-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Cavigneaux, Antoine; Pagé-Perron, Émilie		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“TJDB Pl. 45, MAH 16376 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P424181.

TJDB pl. 45, MAH 16376 artifact entry (No. P424181). (2011, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424181

TJDB pl. 45, MAH 16376 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424181 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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	year = {2011},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {TJDB pl. 45, {MAH} 16376 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424181},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424181},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“TJDB Pl. 45, MAH 16376 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P424181.

TJDB pl. 45, MAH 16376 artifact entry (No. P424181). (2011, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424181

TJDB pl. 45, MAH 16376 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424181 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

@misc{2011TJDB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {TJDB pl. 45, {MAH} 16376 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424181},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424181},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/10/2/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P424181
LB  - CDLI:P424181
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - TJDB pl. 45, MAH 16376 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P424181
ER  -