BM 097772 (P524097)

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 097772

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. _1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) sze 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}im-gur-sin
6. _dumu_ e-ri-ba-tum#
reverse
1. _szu ba-an-ti_
2. a-na _u4 buru14-sze3_ sza-du-tim
3. _ku3-babbar_ u3 _masz2 i3-la2-e_
4. _igi_ ARAD-ku-bi _dumu_ PA NAB ZU
5. _igi_ sin-u2-qa2 _dumu_ {d}suen#?-[...]
6. _igi_ pa-la-{d}utu _dumu_ sin-i-qi2#-[sza-am]
7. _igi_ szu-pi2-sza
8. _igi# dumu#?-zimbir#{ki}
9. _dumu_ [...]
10. _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.11.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P524097
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524097

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 097772
Accession Number	1902-10-11, 0826

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1902-1011-826

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 14:15:36	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 097772 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524097.

BM 097772 artifact entry (No. P524097). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524097 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097772 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524097 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097772 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524097},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524097},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524097
LB  - CDLI:P524097
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - BM 097772 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524097
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097772 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524097.

BM 097772 artifact entry (No. P524097). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524097 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097772 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524097 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097772 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524097},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524097},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524097
LB  - CDLI:P524097
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - BM 097772 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524097
ER  -