BAP 011 (P512331)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 092573 & BM 092573A

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _masz2_ {d}utu u2-s,a-ab
3. _ki_ tu-ub-qa2-tum
4. _dumu_ a-hu-la-ap-{d}utu
5. {disz}be-el-ta-ni
6. _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me-e#
7. _szu ba-an-ti_
8. _u4 buru14-sze3_
reverse
1. _iti_ sza-an-du-tim
2. _ku3-bi_ u3 _masz2-bi_
3. _i3-la2-e_
4. _igi_ {d}suen-a-bu-szu
5. _dumu_ bu-ur2-tum
6. _igi_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
7. _igi_ na-ra-am-tum
8. _igi#_ PI-i-ba-x
9. _mu gu-za_ {d}na-bi-um
envelope
(unpublished)
seal 1
(uninscribed)

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	Hammurapi.16.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P512331
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P512331

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 092573 & BM 092573A
Accession Number	1888-05-12 Bu, 0488 & 1888-05-12 Bu, 0488A

References

primary: BAP, 11

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2018-09-09 at 03:21:19	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-08-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BAP 011 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 24, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P512331.

BAP 011 artifact entry (No. P512331). (2018, August 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512331

BAP 011 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512331 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

@misc{2018BAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {aug 24},
	title = {BAP 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512331},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512331},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/8/24/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P512331
LB  - CDLI:P512331
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - BAP 011 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512331
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BAP 011 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 24, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P512331.

BAP 011 artifact entry (No. P512331). (2018, August 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512331

BAP 011 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512331 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

@misc{2018BAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {aug 24},
	title = {BAP 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512331},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512331},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/8/24/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P512331
LB  - CDLI:P512331
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - BAP 011 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512331
ER  -