TJDB pl. 54, MAH 16485 (P424226)

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 16485

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 content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Hammurapi.20.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P424226
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P424226

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 16485
Accession Number

References

primary: TJDB, pl. 54, MAH 16485

[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.
citation: JCS 05 (pp. 18-20), 019, no. 2.7.1.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
2011-10-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Cavigneaux, Antoine; Pagé-Perron, Émilie		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“TJDB Pl. 54, MAH 16485 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P424226.

TJDB pl. 54, MAH 16485 artifact entry (No. P424226). (2011, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424226

TJDB pl. 54, MAH 16485 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424226 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424226},
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M1  - 2026/4/13/
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Cite this Artifacts

“TJDB Pl. 54, MAH 16485 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P424226.

TJDB pl. 54, MAH 16485 artifact entry (No. P424226). (2011, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424226

TJDB pl. 54, MAH 16485 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424226 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

@misc{2011TJDB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {TJDB pl. 54, {MAH} 16485 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424226},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424226},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/10/2/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P424226
LB  - CDLI:P424226
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - TJDB pl. 54, MAH 16485 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P424226
ER  -