BM 097127 (P524078)

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 097127

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. [...] ru#?-bu?-ki-{d}suen
2. [... {d}]nanna-in-tu-uh
3. [...] ki-bi-ir-{d}abzu
4. [...] ib-ba-tum
5. [...] t,a3-ab-s,il2-lu-um
6. [...] {d}da-gan-ni-szu
7. [...] {d}iszkur-ma-gir
8. [...] ib-ni-{d}e2-a
9. [...] ia-ah-su2-tum-dingir
10. [...] i-la-x x x
11. [...]
reverse
1. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nanna#
single ruling
3. _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza _udu hi-a_
4. _2(barig) ziz2?-an kasz_
5. hu-nu-ku-um sza x [x x x]
6. _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
7. sza _dam? 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
8. szu-pu-ku-um sza ra-bi-ni
9. _1(barig) ziz2?-an kasz_
10. sza wa-ar-ki-tim
11. _3(ban2) kasz_
12. mu qa sza3? dam ra-bi-ni
13. sza# wa-ar-ki-tim
14. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
15. sza#? a?-hu?-wa?-qar? _dumu?_ na?-da#?-[...]
16. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_

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	P524078
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524078

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 097127
Accession Number	1902-10-11, 0181

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1902-1011-181

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
2021-08-18 at 15:07:39	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 097127 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524078.

BM 097127 artifact entry (No. P524078). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524078 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097127 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524078 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	month = {oct 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524078},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 097127 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524078.

BM 097127 artifact entry (No. P524078). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524078 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097127 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524078 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524078},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524078},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524078
LB  - CDLI:P524078
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - BM 097127 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524078
ER  -