BAP 025 (P512335)

Legal tablet 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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 092564

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(asz)#? gur#? 3(ban2) sze {gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
2. a-na na-asz2-pa-ku-tim
3. _ki_ ARAD2-i3-li2-szu _sipa_
4. _dumu_ e-t,e-rum
5. {disz}lu2-{d}iszkur-ra
6. _dumu_ i3-li2-u2-sa-tim
7. _szu ba-an-ti_
8. _u4 buru14-sze3_
reverse
1. a-na na-szi ka-ni-ki-szu
2. _sze_-am _i3-ag2-e_
  single ruling
3. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am
4. _dumu_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-[mi]
5. _igi_ be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ be-le-tum#
  single ruling
6. _iti du6-ku3 u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam_
7. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e mu? bad3_ isz-ku-un-{d}marduk# _gu2 i7_ si2!-x x x x x
seal 1
1'. AN# x ma? [...]
seal 2
  illegible

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/P512335

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 092564
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0305

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-305

References

  • primary: BAP, 25

    [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
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2018-09-09 at 04:48:00 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BAP 025 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P512335.
BAP 025 artifact entry (No. P512335). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512335 (Original work published 2018)
BAP 025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512335 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023BAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {BAP 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512335},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512335},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P512335
LB  - CDLI:P512335
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - BAP 025 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512335
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BAP 025 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P512335.
BAP 025 artifact entry (No. P512335). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512335 (Original work published 2018)
BAP 025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512335 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023BAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {BAP 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512335},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512335},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P512335
LB  - CDLI:P512335
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - BAP 025 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512335
ER  - 
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