MAH 16459 (P424219)

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 16459

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
1. 4(ban2@c) sze bara2-kam
2. 2(ban2@c) sze kas
3. 2(ban2@c) sze nig2-ar3-ra
4. szesz-szesz
5. sze gada nig2 x mu 1(asz)?-ta
6. x x ta? [(x)] 3(disz@t)?
column 2
1. al-mu?
2. 4(ban2@c) zi3 iri-a i3-gu7
3. 2(ban2@c) sze
4. GIR?-GIR? LUL
compare also LAK347 or similar
5. ku6
6. a-sa10
reverse
column 1
1. dam-gar3
2. ba-de6
3. 2(ban2@c)! sze bappir
4. 3(ban2@c)! sze nig2-ar3-ra
5. 4(ban2@c) sze munu4
6. 4(ban2@c) dabin
7. a-za-szu12
column 2
1. x 2(ban2@c) sze gur
2. nig2-sa10 siki-kam
3. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) nig2-sa10 szah2-kam
4. 2(u@c) la2 2(ban2@c) sze-lu2 hun:ga2-kam
5. 2(barig@c) sza3-ba
6. 2(barig@c) sag ku3

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	P424219
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P424219

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 16459
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 06:00:54	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2016-06-08 at 14:10:13	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 16459 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P424219.

MAH 16459 artifact entry (No. P424219). (2011, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424219

MAH 16459 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424219 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

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	year = {2011},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {MAH 16459 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424219},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424219},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MAH 16459 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P424219.

MAH 16459 artifact entry (No. P424219). (2011, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424219

MAH 16459 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424219 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

@misc{2011MAH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {MAH 16459 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424219},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424219},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/10/2/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P424219
LB  - CDLI:P424219
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - MAH 16459 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P424219
ER  -