BM 097471 (P523807)

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 097471

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) sze gur_]
2. _sa10# [2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_]
3. [a-na _sa10 udu-nita2 hi-a_ ma-i-szu-u2]
4. [sza ri-isz-{d}marduk _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_]
5. a-[na qa2-be2-e] {d}suen-na#-di#-in#-[szu-mi _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_]
6. a-na dingir-szu#-ib-ni _dumu_ ta?-ri?-bu-um
7. id-di-nu
8. a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_
9. sza _2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. _udu-nita2 hi-a_ ma-i-szu-u2
reverse
1. a-na ri-isz-{d}marduk _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_
2. i-na-ad-di-in
  single ruling
3. _igi_ ARAD-e2-ge6-par3 _ugula gidri_
4. _igi_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi _dumu_ ri-im-{d}iszkur#
  single ruling
5. _iti# NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 2(disz)-[kam_]
  rest broken
seal 1
  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/P523807

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 097471
Accession Number 1902-10-11, 0525

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1902-1011-525

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-16 at 16:49:05 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
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 097471 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P523807.
BM 097471 artifact entry (No. P523807). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523807 (Original work published 2021)
BM 097471 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523807 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097471 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P523807},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
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TI  - BM 097471 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 097471 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P523807.
BM 097471 artifact entry (No. P523807). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523807 (Original work published 2021)
BM 097471 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523807 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097471 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P523807},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P523807},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P523807
LB  - CDLI:P523807
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - BM 097471 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P523807
ER  - 
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