BM 097681 (P524094)

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 097681

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. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _masz2_ {d}utu u2-s,a#-ab#
3. _ki_ {d}utu-qa2#-ti-s,a-ba#-at#
4. {disz}i3-li2-szum-ma _nagar#?_
5. _szu ba-an-ti_
6. _u4 buru14-sze3_
7. i-na sza-an-du-tim
8. _ku3-babbar_ u3 _masz2-bi_
9. _i3-la2-e_
reverse
1. _igi_ a-bi-ku-lu-ub
2. _dumu_ qi2-isz-i3-li2-ia
3. _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}utu#
4. _dumu_ a-li2-illat#-[x]
5. _igi_ a-mur-e2-a
6. _dumu_ {d}inanna-na-s,ir
7. _iti ab-e3 u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam_
8. _mu_ ra-pi2-qum{ki}

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.11.10.18
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P524094
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524094

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 097681
Accession Number	1902-10-11, 0735

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1902-1011-735

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 13:54:40	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 097681 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524094.

BM 097681 artifact entry (No. P524094). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524094 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097681 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524094 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097681 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524094},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
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TI  - BM 097681 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 097681 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524094.

BM 097681 artifact entry (No. P524094). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524094 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097681 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524094 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097681 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524094},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524094},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524094
LB  - CDLI:P524094
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - BM 097681 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524094
ER  -