BM 097233 (P523803)

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 097233

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. _2(asz)# sze# gur# ka#? [dub-a-ni nu-me]-a#?_
2. a#-[na _sa10 udu-nita2 hi-a_]
3. _sza3 kur6_ [{d}utu be-el _e2-babbar_-ri]
4. sza [{d}suen]-na#-di-in-szu-mi# [_masz2]-szu-gid2#-gid2#_
5. _dumu_ [{d}utu-ba-ni]
6. a-na ta#?-ri#?-[ba?-tum? ...]
7. _dumu-munus {d}utu?-sza?-tum
8. id-di-nu
9. a-na 1(u) u4-[mi]
10. _udu-nita2 hi-a_ a-na _kur6_ {d}utu
11. be-el _e2-babbar_-ri
reverse
1. u2-ub-ba-lam u2-ul u2-ub-ba-al-ma
2. pi2-ha-tam _e2-gal_ i-ip-pa-al
  single ruling
3. _igi_ gi-mil-{d}marduk _dub-sar zag-ga_
4. _igi#_ [{d}suen]-isz#-me-a-ni _dub-sar erin2_
5. _igi_ bi-in-na-ru ra-bi-a-nu
6. _igi_ e-t,e-rum _dumu_ i3-li-isz-me-a-ni
  single ruling
7. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u)? 2(disz)-kam_
8. _mu_ sa-am-su-di-ta-na _lugal-e {d}lamma-{d}lamma-a su?-bar su3-ga-ke4 an-ta? BA szu2-szu2-a in-[...] x_
seal 1
1. bi-na-ru
2. _dumu_ sza-al-lu-[ru]
3. [...]
seal 2
1. x x x
2. x x x
3. gi-mil-{d}[marduk]
4. ARAD ni2-tuku#?
5. [...]
seal 3
1. x x AN
2. [(x)] bar ra zu
3. gi-mil-{d}marduk#
4. [...]
seal 4
1. {d}suen-isz#-[me-a-ni]
2. _dub-[...]_
3. [...]
seal 5
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ a-hu-ni

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/P523803

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 097233
Accession Number 1902-10-11, 0287

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1902-1011-287

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
2021-11-08 at 14:24:49 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 097233 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P523803.
BM 097233 artifact entry (No. P523803). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523803 (Original work published 2021)
BM 097233 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523803 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097233 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P523803},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P523803},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P523803
LB  - CDLI:P523803
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - BM 097233 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P523803
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097233 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P523803.
BM 097233 artifact entry (No. P523803). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523803 (Original work published 2021)
BM 097233 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523803 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097233 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P523803},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P523803},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P523803
LB  - CDLI:P523803
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - BM 097233 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P523803
ER  - 
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