BM 097978 (P524151)

Administrative tag 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 097978

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

object tag
surface a
1. _2(barig) 3(ban2)_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum
2. _3(barig) 3(ban2)_ ka-lu-mu-um
3. _1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) nu-rum-li-s,i2
surface b
1. sza _siki_
2. i-na _sze?_ sze-e
single ruling
surface c
1. sza _siki_
2. _1(asz) 2(ban2) sze gur_
single ruling
surface d
1. _nig2 szu_ nu-rum-li-s,i2
2. _1(u) 4(disz) ma-na 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3#-[babbar]_
3. _4(disz) MA siki_

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)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P524151
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524151

Physical information

Artifact type	Tag
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 097978
Accession Number	1902-10-11, 1032

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1902-1011-1032

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
2021-09-01 at 16:05:56	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2021-08-21 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097978 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524151.

BM 097978 artifact entry (No. P524151). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524151 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097978 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524151 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097978 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524151},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - BM 097978 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524151
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097978 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524151.

BM 097978 artifact entry (No. P524151). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524151 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097978 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524151 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097978 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524151},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524151},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524151
LB  - CDLI:P524151
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - BM 097978 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524151
ER  -