BAP 020 (P507710)

Legal tablet 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 092572

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _4(asz) 4(barig) sze gur_
2. _ki_ im-gur-{d}suen
3. {disz}lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}utu
4. u3 u-bar-rum
5. _szu ba-ti-mesz_
6. a-na _iti 2(disz)-kam_
7. i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
8. _i3-ag2-e-mesz_
  single ruling
reverse
1. _igi_ szum-ma-dingir UD {d}utu
2. _igi_ lu2-{d}nin-pirig
3. _igi_ <...>
4. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}suen
5. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 3(u)-<kam>_
6. _mu SU UN x x_

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/P507710

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 092572
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0458

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-458

References

  • primary: BAP, 20

    [Meissner1893BAP] Meissner, Bruno. 1893. Beiträge Zum Altbabylonischen Privatrecht. Assyriologische Bibliothek 11. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: BM Guide 1908, p. 170

    [BMGuide1908] A Guide to the Babylonian and Assyrian Antiquities. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. 1908. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2018-09-08 at 06:18:45 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BAP 020 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P507710.
BAP 020 artifact entry (No. P507710). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P507710 (Original work published 2017)
BAP 020 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P507710 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {BAP 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P507710},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P507710},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P507710
LB  - CDLI:P507710
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - BAP 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P507710
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BAP 020 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P507710.
BAP 020 artifact entry (No. P507710). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P507710 (Original work published 2017)
BAP 020 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P507710 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2023BAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {BAP 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P507710},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P507710},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P507710
LB  - CDLI:P507710
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - BAP 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P507710
ER  - 
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