BM 097371 (P524090)

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 097371

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

envelope
obverse
1. _dub igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_
2. _masz2_ {d}utu u2-s,a-ab
3. _ki_ e-ri-isz-ti-{d}a-a _lukur#_ {d}utu#
4. _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-i-bi-[szu]
5. {disz}ra-ma-tum
6. u3 dingir-szu-ma?-gir#? _dumu?-ni_
7. _szu ba-an#-ti_
8. _u4 buru14#-sze3_
9. i-na sza-an-du-tim
10. _ku3-babbar u3 masz2#-bi_
11. _i3-la2-e_
12. _ki lu2 silim-ma-ta#_
13. u3 lu2 gi-na-ta_
reverse
1. _szu ba-ab-te-ge26#?_
single ruling
2. _igi_ bu-za-zi-ia _dam?-[ni?]_
3. _dumu_ {d}suen-e#-ri-ba
4. _igi_ ra-ma-tum
5. _dam_ i3-li2-im#-gur#?-an-ni
6. _iti ezem {d}iszkur# u4# [n]-kam#_
10. _mu i7_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
seal 1
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ ra-ma-tum

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	Hammurapi.09.11.--
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P524090
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524090

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 097371
Accession Number	1902-10-11, 0425

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1902-1011-425

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
2021-08-23 at 13:08:45	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 097371 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524090.

BM 097371 artifact entry (No. P524090). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524090 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097371 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524090 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524090},
}

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TI  - BM 097371 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 097371 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524090.

BM 097371 artifact entry (No. P524090). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524090 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097371 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524090 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097371 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524090},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524090},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524090
LB  - CDLI:P524090
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - BM 097371 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524090
ER  -