BM 097510 (P524103)

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 097510

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. _5(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur ur5-ra_
2. _masz2 1(asz) gur 1(barig) 3(ban2)_ u2-s,a-ab
3. _ki_ e-ri-isz-ti-{d}a-[a]
4. _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu
5. {disz}nu-ur2-{d}utu
6. _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
7. _szu ba-an-ti_
8. _u4 buru14-sze3_
reverse
1. i-na# [sza-an]-du-tim
2. _sze [u3 _masz2]-bi_
(several lines covered by fragment of envelope)
1'. _dumu_ ARAD-sa3 _iti udru#[{duru5} u4] 1(disz)-kam_
2'. _mu {gesz}gu-za_ {d}zar-pa-ni-tum
envelope
obverse
1. _5(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur# [ur5-ra_]
2. _masz2 1(asz) gur 1(barig) 3(ban2)#_ [u2-s,a-ab]
3. _ki_ e-ri-isz-ti-{d}[a-a]
4. _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu#
5. {disz}nu-ur2-{d}utu
6. _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am#
7. [_szu ba-an]-ti# u4 buru14#-[sze3_]
8. [...] x [...]
rest broken
seal 1
1. [...]
2. _dumu_ [...]
3. ARAD {d}mar#-[tu ...]
seal 2
1. {d}suen-IR#?-[...]

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.12.11.01
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P524103
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524103

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 097510
Accession Number	1902-10-11, 0564

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1902-1011-564

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
2021-08-24 at 12:58:05	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 097510 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524103.

BM 097510 artifact entry (No. P524103). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524103 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097510 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524103 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097510 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524103},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524103},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P524103
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - BM 097510 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524103
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097510 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524103.

BM 097510 artifact entry (No. P524103). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524103 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097510 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524103 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097510 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524103},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524103},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524103
LB  - CDLI:P524103
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - BM 097510 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524103
ER  -