BM 097412 (P524458)

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 097412

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. _2(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2# ku3-babbar_ ka-an-kum
2. asz-szum i3-li2-isz-me-an-ni
3. {disz}{d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
4. a-na _u4 1(u)-kam_
5. qa2-ba-am isz-ku-un
6. a-na _u4 1(u)-kam_
7. {disz}i3-li2-isz-me-an-ni
reverse
1. u2-ul ub-ba-al!-ma
2. _2(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
3. _e2-gal_ i-pa-al
4. _igi_ {d}iszkur-szar-rum
5. _dumu_ za-zi-ia
6. _igi_ ni-id-na-tum
7. _dumu_ {d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it,
8. _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 3(u)-kam_
left
1. _mu_ {d}tasz-me-tum
seal 1
(uninscribed)

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.41.09.30
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P524458
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524458

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 097412
Accession Number	1902-10-11, 0466

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1902-1011-466

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
2021-09-04 at 08:09:11	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2021-09-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097412 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524458.

BM 097412 artifact entry (No. P524458). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524458 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097412 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524458 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097412 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524458},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524458},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - BM 097412 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524458
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097412 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524458.

BM 097412 artifact entry (No. P524458). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524458 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097412 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524458 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097412 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524458},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524458},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524458
LB  - CDLI:P524458
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - BM 097412 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524458
ER  -