BM 097747 (P524076)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 097747

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(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _ki_ {d}marduk-ki-nam-i-di
3. {disz}isz-me-a-ni
4. na-gi-rum
5. sze-a-am ma-hi-ra-at
6. i-la-ku
reverse
1. _i3-la2-e_
single ruling
2. _igi_ is,-du-u2
3. _dumu_ ma-hi-i3-li2
4. _igi_ be-x-x-li?
5. _igi_ a-mur-i-GA?-sin

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	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P524076
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524076

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 097747
Accession Number	1902-10-11, 0801

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1902-1011-801

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
2021-08-30 at 14:44:40	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2021-08-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097747 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524076.

BM 097747 artifact entry (No. P524076). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524076 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097747 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524076 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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	month = {oct 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524076},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 097747 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524076.

BM 097747 artifact entry (No. P524076). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524076 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097747 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524076 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097747 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524076},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524076},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524076
LB  - CDLI:P524076
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - BM 097747 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524076
ER  -