ZA 097, 083 (P502965)

Legal tablet excavated in Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 029690

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1/3(disz) gin2 e2-kislah!_
2. AN-ki-ma-a-li-ia
3. _2/3(disz) gin2 kislah!_
4. ugu ia-ar-bi-dingir
5. na-ar-bu-um
6. u3 wa-ar-di-ia
7. AN-ki-ma
8. szesz-a-ni-esz i-szu
9. mu-la-am i-szu
reverse
1. [_igi_] ba-li-ra-ah
2. _igi_ da-<da>-wa-qar
3. _igi_ la-lu-um
4. _igi_ szar-ri-ia
5. _igi_ i-bi-ia
6. _igi_ mu-na-wi-ru-um
7. _igi_ ia-ar-hi-am-dingir
8. _igi_ mu-ha-du-um
9. _igi_ i-pi2-iq-nu-nu
10. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P502965

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 029690
Accession Number 1898-11-15, 0076

External resources

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-10-01 at 12:49:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-01 at 02:20:51 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-09-27 at 11:41:50 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-09-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ZA 097, 083 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P502965.
ZA 097, 083 artifact entry (No. P502965). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P502965 (Original work published 2017)
ZA 097, 083 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P502965 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023ZA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {ZA 097, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P502965},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P502965},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P502965
LB  - CDLI:P502965
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - ZA 097, 083 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P502965
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“ZA 097, 083 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P502965.
ZA 097, 083 artifact entry (No. P502965). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P502965 (Original work published 2017)
ZA 097, 083 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P502965 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023ZA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {ZA 097, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P502965},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P502965},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P502965
LB  - CDLI:P502965
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - ZA 097, 083 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P502965
ER  - 
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