BAP 026 (P512336)

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 092592 & BM 092592A

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. _6(disz) sar sig4 hi-a_
2. sza i-na a-ma-ri-im
3. i-na _ka2_ ri-isz-{d}szu-bu-la
4. hu-bu-ta-tum
5. _ki_ ri-isz-{d}szu-bu-la
6. {disz}{d}utu-na-s,i-ir
7. _dumu_ ka-lu#?-[mu-um]
8. _szu ba-an-ti_
reverse
1. _iti szu-numun-a_
2. _sig4_ a-na _ka2_ ri-isz-[{d}szu-bu]-la
3. a-na ma-asz-ka-ni-szu
4. u2-ta-ar
single ruling
5. _igi_ a-li2-ta-li-<mi>
6. _dumu_ mu-ha-du-um
7. _igi_ e-tel-pi4-{d}[...]
8. _dumu_ x-x-x-x-x
9. _igi_ {d}utu-he2#-gal2#
left
1. _iti apin-du8-a
2. _mu_ sa-am-su-i#-[lu]-na#

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	Samsu-iluna.01.08.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P512336
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P512336

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 092592 & BM 092592A
Accession Number	1888-05-12 Bu, 0753 & 1888-05-12 Bu, 0754

References

primary: BAP, 26

[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
2019-05-03 at 11:04:00	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 026 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 24, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P512336.

BAP 026 artifact entry (No. P512336). (2018, August 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512336

BAP 026 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512336 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2018BAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {aug 24},
	title = {BAP 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512336},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512336},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/8/24/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P512336
LB  - CDLI:P512336
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - BAP 026 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512336
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BAP 026 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 24, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P512336.

BAP 026 artifact entry (No. P512336). (2018, August 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512336

BAP 026 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512336 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2018BAP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {aug 24},
	title = {BAP 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512336},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512336},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/8/24/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P512336
LB  - CDLI:P512336
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - BAP 026 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512336
ER  -