BM 096995 (P524044)

Administrative 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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 096995

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1-2 lines broken
1'. _3(asz)#_ x [...]
2'. _1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2)_ {d}iszkur-szar-rum u3# [...]
3'. _1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2)_ {d}marduk-na-s,ir _dumu_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir
4'. _2(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2)_ dumu-{eri}sza-ba-ia _dumu_ sa3-bi-ia
5'. _1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ a-wi-il-{d}iszkur
6'. _2(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3_ dingir-szu-illat-su _dumu_ i3-li2-am-ta-lik
7'. _1(asz) 2(ban2)_ i3-li2-s,il2-li2 u3 szum-ma-dingir
8'. _1(asz) 1(barig)_ a-bu-um-wa-qar _dumu_ {d}nanna-tum
9'. _1(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3_ {d}suen-i#-[din]-nam _dumu_ i3-li2-i-te-e
10'. _1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3_ ri-ba-tum [_lu2?_] la-ga-ba{ki}
11'. _2(asz) 1(barig)# 4(ban2)_ dingir-lam-uru4 [_dumu_ a]-pil-i3-li2-szu
12'. _3(barig) 4(ban2)_ ARAD-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ [{d}suen]-i-din-nam
13'. _2(barig) 3(ban2)_ ir3-ra-i-mi-ti _dumu_ {d}suen-ub-la
14'. _2(barig)_ dingir-szu-illat-su _dumu_ a-bi-ma-ra-as,
15'. _1(barig) 6(disz) sila3_ tab-ba-we-di u3? s,il2-lu-u2-um
16'. _3(barig) 3(ban2)_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ a-bu-um-wa-qar
17'. _4(barig) 3(ban2)_ i-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ ma-szum
18'. _4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3_ ARAD-{d}suen _lu2_ la-ga-ba{ki}
19'. _1(barig) 4(ban2)_ ma-an-nu-gi-ri-sza _kisal?-luh_
20'. _1(barig) 1(ban2)_ isz-me-sag-il2 u3 ib-na-tum
21'. _1(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3_ {d}marduk-ni-szu _dumu_ {d}na-bi-um-ma-lik
single ruling
22'. _ mu ta i la_
23'. _1(barig) 4(ban2)_ {d}marduk-ni-szu _dumu_ {d}na-bi-um-ma-lik
24'. _4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3_ tab-ba-we-du-um
25'. _1(asz) 2(ban2)_ si2-na-tum
reverse
1. _1(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 dumu_ ARAD-{d}nin-gal
2. _2(ban2) _dumu_ i-bi-{d}x _dumu_ sin-dingir
3. _5(disz) sila3_ {d}iszkur-ra-bi _5(disz) sila3_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ ta-ri-bu-um
4. _1(ban2)_ sin-im-gur-ra-an-ni _1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3_ gi-mil-la-sza
5. _1(ban2)_ er3-ra-mi-ti x x x a-wi-il-{d}iszkur _ugula gidri_
6. _1(barig) 3(ban2) 1/3(disz) sila3#_ [...]
7. _1(barig) 5(ban2)_ x-[...]
8. _3(barig) 4(ban2)_ [...]
9. _3(barig)_ [...]
10. _4(barig) 3(ban2)#_ [...]
11. _1(barig) 1(ban2)#_ [...]
12. _2(barig)_ [...]
13. _2(barig)_ [...]
14. [...]
15. [...]
16. _2(barig)_ [...]
17. _3(ban2)#_ [...]
18. _1(barig)_ [...]
19. _2(barig)_ [...]
seal 1
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. AN A [...]

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)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P524044
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524044

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 096995
Accession Number	1902-10-11, 0049

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1902-1011-49

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2021-08-20 at 09:10:29	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI, CDLI	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 096995 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524044.

BM 096995 artifact entry (No. P524044). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524044 (Original work published 2021)

BM 096995 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524044 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {BM 096995 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524044},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524044},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
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TI  - BM 096995 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 096995 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524044.

BM 096995 artifact entry (No. P524044). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524044 (Original work published 2021)

BM 096995 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524044 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {BM 096995 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524044},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524044},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524044
LB  - CDLI:P524044
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - BM 096995 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524044
ER  -