BM 097867 (P524807)

Legal tablet & envelope 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 097867

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) zu2-lum_ gu-ur-nu-um
2. _1(asz) zu2-lum_ ta-ad-mi-qum
3. _szu-nigin2 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) zu2-lum e3-a_
4. sza sza-at-{d}a-a
5. _dumu-munus_ a-hu-wa-qar
6. _ugu_ ta-ri-bu-um
7. i-ib-ba-sza
reverse
1. _iti gan-gan-e3_
2. _3(asz) 2(barig) zu2-lum e3-a_
3. _i3-ag2-e_
4. _igi_ lu2-{d}nin-a-zu
5. _igi_ {d}utu-sze-nu? _dumu_ ARAD-sin
6. _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni
7. _dumu_ si-mu-ma?-{d}sze-mi
8. _iti kin-{d}inanna_
envelope
obverse
1. _2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) zu2-lum_ gu-ur-nu-um
2. _1(asz) gur_ ta-ad-mi-qum
3. _szu-nigin2 3(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur zu2-lum e3-a_
4. sza sza-at-{d}a-a
5. _dumu-munus_ a-hu-wa-qar
6. _ugu_ ta-ri-bu-um
7. i-ib-ba-sza
reverse
1. [_iti gan-gan-e3_]
2. _3(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) [zu2-lum e3-a]_
3. _i3-ag2#-[e_]
single ruling
4. _igi_ lu2#-[{d}nin-a-zu]
5. _igi_ {d}utu-[sze-nu? _dumu_] ARAD#-sin
6. _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni
7. _dumu_ si-mu?-ma-{d}sze-mi
single ruling
8. _iti kin-{d}inanna_
9. _mu bad3 gal kar-{d}utu_
seal 1
(illegible)

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.42.06.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P524807
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524807

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope
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 097867
Accession Number	1902-10-11, 0921

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1902-1011-921-a

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
2021-09-07 at 15:49:42	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2021-09-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097867 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524807.

BM 097867 artifact entry (No. P524807). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524807 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097867 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524807 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097867 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524807},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524807},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P524807
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - BM 097867 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524807
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097867 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524807.

BM 097867 artifact entry (No. P524807). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524807 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097867 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524807 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097867 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524807},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524807},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524807
LB  - CDLI:P524807
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - BM 097867 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524807
ER  -