BM 097580 (P524112)

Legal tablet & 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 097580

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _[n] 2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. _3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur_
3. a-na _sze-gesz-i3_
4. _1(disz) gin2 1(ban2) sze-gesz-i3_ u2-s,a-ab
5. _1(asz) gur 1(ban2) sze-gesz-i3_ u2-s,a-ab
6. _ki_ e-ri-isz-<ti>-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu
7. {disz}a-wi-il-dingir _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
8. _szu ba-an-ti u4 buru14 sze-gesz-i3_
9. [...] ni
reverse
1. _ki#? kar? PA AL{ki} a-na
2. szu ma# [...] x
3. _igi_ [...] x
4. _dumu#_ [x-x]-szu
5. _igi_ [x x] _dub-sar_
blank space
6. [x] x ki? szar#? sum#
7. [x] x iri? gu2-du8-a{ki}
envelope
A fragment of the envelope is attached to the reverse of the tablet
obverse
1. [_n 2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_]
2. _3(asz)# 1(barig) 4(ban2) [sze gur]_
3. a#-na _sze#-[gesz-i3_]
4. _1(disz) gin2 [1(ban2) sze-gesz-i3_ u2-s,a-ab]
5. [_1(asz)] gur#_ [...]
rest broken

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	Sin-muballit.15.00.00 ?
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P524112
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524112

Physical information

Tablet with envelope fragment adhered to it

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope Tablet with envelope fragment adhered to it
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 097580
Accession Number	1902-10-11, 0634

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1902-1011-634

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 12:58:06	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 097580 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524112.

BM 097580 artifact entry (No. P524112). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524112 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097580 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524112 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097580 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524112},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P524112
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - BM 097580 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097580 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524112.

BM 097580 artifact entry (No. P524112). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524112 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097580 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524112 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097580 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524112},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524112},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524112
LB  - CDLI:P524112
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - BM 097580 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524112
ER  -