BM 097689 (P524118)

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 097689

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. _4(barig) sze ur5-ra_
2. _masz2 1(asz) gur 1(barig) 4(ban2)_ u2-s,a-ab
3. _ki_ e-ri-isz-ti-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu
4. {disz}ku-ku-ba-tum
5. u3 {d}utu-na-s,ir
6. _szu ba-an-ti-esz_
reverse
1. _u4 buru14-sze3_
2. i-na sza-an-du-tim
3. sze-am# u3 _masz2-bi_
4. _i3-ag2-e_
5. _igi_ a-bi-ku-lu-ub
blank space
6. [x] x ka-la-nu-um _lu2-azlag2_
7. _igi#_ sin-ma-gir
left
1. _dub#-sar iti ab-e3-a_
2. [...] AN KA lugal?

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
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P524118
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524118

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 097689
Accession Number	1902-10-11, 0743

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1902-1011-743

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 097689 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524118.

BM 097689 artifact entry (No. P524118). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524118 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097689 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524118 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097689 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524118},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524118},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524118
LB  - CDLI:P524118
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - BM 097689 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524118
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097689 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524118.

BM 097689 artifact entry (No. P524118). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524118 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097689 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524118 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097689 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524118},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524118},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524118
LB  - CDLI:P524118
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - BM 097689 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524118
ER  -