BM 097223 (P523802)

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 097223

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. _[n] 3(ban2) sze_
2. [a-na] na-asz-pa-ku-tim
3. [_ki_] geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu
4. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_
5. {disz}hu-um-mu-ru
6. _szu ba-an-ti_
7. [_u4] buru14-sze3_
8. a-na na-szi ka-ni-ki-szu
9. [a-na] na#-asz-pa-ak il-qu2-[u2]
reverse
1. [_sze-bi] i3-ag2-[e_]
  single ruling
2. _igi_ {d}utu-illat-su#
3. _igi_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni#
4. _dumu_ {d}suen-mu-sza-[lim?]
  lines missing
1'. [_iti] sig4?#-a u4 3(disz)#-kam#_
2'. [_mu_ sa-am-su-di-ta]-na _lugal-e_ [...]
seal 1
1. [x] x [...]
2. [x] x [...]
3. [x] x [...]
seal 2
1. {d}AG
2. [...]
seal 3
1. x x [...]
2. x x [...]
3. x x x [...]
seal 4
  (uninscribed)

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/P523802

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 097223
Accession Number 1902-10-11, 0277

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1902-1011-277

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
2021-08-15 at 09:12:49 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2021-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097223 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P523802.
BM 097223 artifact entry (No. P523802). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523802 (Original work published 2021)
BM 097223 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523802 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097223 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P523802},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P523802},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P523802
LB  - CDLI:P523802
M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - BM 097223 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P523802
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097223 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P523802.
BM 097223 artifact entry (No. P523802). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523802 (Original work published 2021)
BM 097223 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523802 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097223 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P523802},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P523802},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P523802
LB  - CDLI:P523802
M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - BM 097223 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P523802
ER  - 
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