BM 097377 (P524462)

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 097377

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(asz) sze gur {gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
2. a-na u2-sa-tim
3. _ki_ il-ta-ni _lukur_ {d}utu
4. a-na qa2-be2-e i3-li2-a-si-i _ma2-lah4_
5. {disz}{d}sze-rum-ba-ni _dumu_ be-el-szu-nu
6. _szu ba-an-ti_
7. a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_
8. a-na na-szi ka-ni-ki-szu
reverse
1. u2-sa-at il-qu2-u2
2. u2-ta-a-ar
single ruling
3. _igi_ {d}suen?-ib?-ni _dumu_ i?-bi-i3-li2-szu#
4. [_igi_] ri#-isz-{d}utu _dumu_ ku-ub-bu-tum
single ruling
5. _iti# szu#-numun-a u4 [n]+3(disz)-kam_
6. [_mu_ am-mi-s,a?-du?-qa2? _lugal-e ...] u3 [...]-bi x x x [(...)] i7 x x la2?_
seal 1
1. [{d}]sze#-rum-[ba-ni]
2. [_dumu_] be-el-[szu-nu]
3. ARAD x-[...]

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	P524462
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524462

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 097377
Accession Number	1902-10-11, 0431

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1902-1011-431

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 14:31:30	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 097377 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524462.

BM 097377 artifact entry (No. P524462). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524462 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097377 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524462 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097377 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524462},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - BM 097377 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 097377 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524462.

BM 097377 artifact entry (No. P524462). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524462 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097377 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524462 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097377 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524462},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524462},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524462
LB  - CDLI:P524462
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - BM 097377 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524462
ER  -