MDP 23, 179 (P524259)

Legal tablet excavated in Susa (mod. Shush), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum, Tehran, Iran

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum, Tehran, Iran

Museum Number

NMI BK 01290

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Susa (mod. Shush)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _3(asz) gur sze sag_
2. _ki_ {d}utu u3 ta-an-i3-li2
3. {disz}mi-da-am-ma il-qi2
4. _iti_ a-da-ri sza3 _bala iri dag_
5. sze-a-am _szu ba-an-ti_
6. i-na e-bu-ri i-na _iti_ dingir-mah
7. sze-a-am u3 hu-bu-la-sza3 u2-ta-ar
8. a-di sze-a-am u3 hu-bu-la-szu u2-ta#-ru
9. i#-na# _e2 du3-a_ sza3 _da_ be-li2-i
reverse
1. u3# i#-na# er-szi2 sza3 i-szu-u2
2. _{gesz}gag_ mah-s,a-at
3. _igi_ {d}utu _igi_ {d}|MUSZ3#.EREN| _igi_ ku-ne-ru
4. _igi_ ku-u-u3-u _igi_ a-hu-szi2-na
5. _igi_ szu-um-ru-us,-a-li
6. _igi_ ap-ta-ku-szi2-ir
7. _igi_ dam-qi2-ia _dub-sar_
8. _igi 8(disz)# ab-ba-mesz#_
9. _mu_ ku-du-zu-lu-usz _sukkal-mah_
10. ma-hi-is, _gag_ {disz}sze-ep?-pa?-x
left
1. s,u2-pur mi-da-[am]-ma

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
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P524259
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524259

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Susa (mod. Shush)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum, Tehran, Iran
Museum Number	NMI BK 01290
Accession Number

References

primary: MDP 23, 179

[Scheil1932MDP23] Scheil, Vincent. 1932. Actes Juridiques Susiens (Suite: No. 166 à 327). Mémoires de La Mission Archéologique de Perse 23. Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2021-09-22 at 15:35:27	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2021-09-22 at 10:47:04	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2021-08-31 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 23, 179 Artifact Entry.” 2021. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 31, 2021. https://cdli.earth/P524259.

MDP 23, 179 artifact entry (No. P524259). (2021, August 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524259

MDP 23, 179 artifact entry (2021) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524259 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2021},
	month = {aug 31},
	title = {MDP 23, 179 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524259},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524259},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2021/8/31/
PY  - 2021
ID  - P524259
LB  - CDLI:P524259
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - MDP 23, 179 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524259
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MDP 23, 179 Artifact Entry.” 2021. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 31, 2021. https://cdli.earth/P524259.

MDP 23, 179 artifact entry (No. P524259). (2021, August 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524259

MDP 23, 179 artifact entry (2021) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524259 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2021MDP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2021},
	month = {aug 31},
	title = {MDP 23, 179 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524259},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524259},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2021/8/31/
PY  - 2021
ID  - P524259
LB  - CDLI:P524259
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - MDP 23, 179 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524259
ER  -