BM 097730 (P524020)

Legal tablet 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 097730

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [_n sze gur]_
2. [_masz2 gi-na dah]-he#-dam#_
3. _ki_ a-da#-ia-tum
4. {disz}bu-ra-tum
5. _szu ba-an-ti_
6. _u4 buru14-sze3_
7. _sze u3 masz2_
reverse
1. _i3-ag2-e_
blank space
2. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam ra-bi-a-nu
3. _igi_ i3?-li2?-ma ha ni?
4. _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 1(u)-kam_
5. _mu {gesz}tukul szu-nir_
seal 1
1. AN AN [...]
2. [...]

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.07.09.10
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P524020
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524020

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 097730
Accession Number	1902-10-11, 0784

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1902-1011-784

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2021-08-09 at 14:37:18	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2021-08-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097730 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524020.

BM 097730 artifact entry (No. P524020). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524020 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097730 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524020 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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	month = {oct 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524020},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
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TI  - BM 097730 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097730 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524020.

BM 097730 artifact entry (No. P524020). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524020 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097730 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524020 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097730 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524020},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524020},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524020
LB  - CDLI:P524020
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - BM 097730 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524020
ER  -