TJDB pl. 69, MAH 16651 (P424291)

Legal tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 16651

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. a-na _sze-sag11-ku5_
3. _ki_ a-wi-li-lim
4. _dumu_ tu-tu-na-s,ir
5. {disz}ARAD2-{d}suen
6. _dumu_ ha-zi-ru-um
7. _szu ba-an-ti_
8. _u4 buru14#-sze3_
reverse
1. _ganba al-du-a-gin7_
2. _lu2 sze-sag11-ku5_
3. i-la-ak u2-ul i-la-ak-ma
4. s,i2-im-da-at szar-ri-im
5. _igi_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ szum-ma-dingir
6. _igi_ sa3-ap-hu-um-li-ip-hu-ur
7. _dumu_ puzur4-{d}suen
8. _iti sze-sag11-ku5_
9. _mu e2 me-te-ur-sag_

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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	Hammurapi.36.12.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P424291
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P424291

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 16651
Accession Number

References

primary: TJDB, pl. 69, MAH 16651

[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
2022-06-25 at 11:52:49	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. 69, MAH 16651 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P424291.

TJDB pl. 69, MAH 16651 artifact entry (No. P424291). (2011, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424291

TJDB pl. 69, MAH 16651 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424291 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {TJDB pl. 69, {MAH} 16651 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424291},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424291},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/10/2/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P424291
LB  - CDLI:P424291
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - TJDB pl. 69, MAH 16651 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P424291
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TJDB Pl. 69, MAH 16651 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P424291.

TJDB pl. 69, MAH 16651 artifact entry (No. P424291). (2011, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424291

TJDB pl. 69, MAH 16651 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424291 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

@misc{2011TJDB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {TJDB pl. 69, {MAH} 16651 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424291},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424291},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/10/2/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P424291
LB  - CDLI:P424291
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - TJDB pl. 69, MAH 16651 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P424291
ER  -