BM 097600 (P524114)

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 097600

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) ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. _masz2 {d}utu dah#-he#-dam#_
3. _ki_ e-ri#-isz#-ti#-[{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu]
4. _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu
5. {disz}wa-qar-a-hu-um
6. _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
7. _szu# ba#-an#-ti# u4 buru14#-sze3_
8. i#-na sza#-du!-tim#
reverse
1. _ku3-bi u3 masz2-bi
2. _i3-la2-e_
3. _igi_ ba-ni-ia
4. _igi_ im-gur-akszak#{ki}
5. _igi_ i3?-li2?-SAG?-TAR?
6. _igi_ nu-ur2-BE-tum?
7. _igi_ sin-ia?-x
8. _dumu_ asz-di-i3?-li2?
9. _mu_ ba-a-zum _ba-du3_

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.17.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P524114
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524114

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 097600
Accession Number	1902-10-11, 0654

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1902-1011-654

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
2021-08-16 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097600 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524114.

BM 097600 artifact entry (No. P524114). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524114 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097600 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524114 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097600 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524114},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524114},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524114
LB  - CDLI:P524114
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - BM 097600 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524114
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097600 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524114.

BM 097600 artifact entry (No. P524114). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524114 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097600 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524114 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097600 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524114},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524114},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524114
LB  - CDLI:P524114
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - BM 097600 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524114
ER  -