BM 097914A (P524106)

Legal envelope 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 097914A

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

envelope
obverse
1. _1(asz) sze gur ur5-ra_
2. _masz2 gi-na dah-he-dam_
3. _ki_ e-ri-isz-ti-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu
4. _dumu-munus_ dingir-[szu]-i-bi
5. {disz}[x-x]-szu-ib-ni
6. [...] x-isz?-ti
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _igi_ dingir-szu-i-bi
2'. _dumu_ bu-za-tum
3'. _iti ezem_ {d}iszkur
4'. _mu gu-za_ {d}zar-pa-ni-tum
seal 1
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ gaz-{d}x-x
seal 2
1. a-mur-i-lu-ut-{d}suen#
2. _dumu_ [ARAD-sa3]
3. ARAD [...]
seal 3
(illegible)

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.12.11.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P524106
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524106

Physical information

Fragment of envelope without tablet

Artifact type	Envelope Fragment of envelope without 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 097914A
Accession Number	1902-10-11, 0968A

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2021-08-24 at 12:58:05	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2021-08-16 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097914A Artifact Entry.” 2021. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2021. https://cdli.earth/P524106.

BM 097914A artifact entry (No. P524106). (2021, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524106

BM 097914A artifact entry (2021) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524106 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	year = {2021},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {BM 097914A artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524106},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524106},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2021/8/16/
PY  - 2021
ID  - P524106
LB  - CDLI:P524106
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - BM 097914A artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524106
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097914A Artifact Entry.” 2021. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2021. https://cdli.earth/P524106.

BM 097914A artifact entry (No. P524106). (2021, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524106

BM 097914A artifact entry (2021) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524106 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2021BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2021},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {BM 097914A artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524106},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524106},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2021/8/16/
PY  - 2021
ID  - P524106
LB  - CDLI:P524106
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - BM 097914A artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524106
ER  -