BM 097614 (P524813)

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 097614

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) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur_
2. _sa10 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
3. sza {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_
4. _dumu_ {d}utu-ba-ni
5. a-na su-ur-ra-tum
6. _dumu_ i-na-pa-le-e-szu
7. id-di-nu
8. a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_
reverse
1. _ku3-babbar_ i-na-ad-di-in
single ruling
2. _igi_ gi-mil-{d}marduk _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu#
3. _igi_ e-t,e-rum _dumu_ i3-li2-isz-me-a-ni
4. _igi_ {d}suen-id-di-nam _dumu_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
5. _igi_ bi-in-na-rum _dumu_ sza-al-li-lu-mur
blank space
6. _iti apin-du8-a u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam_
7. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e alan sza3-asz-sza4 u3 sag-[...]-bi-da-ke4_
seal 1
1. e-t,e-rum
2. _dumu_ i3-li2-isz#-[me-a-ni]
3. ARAD# {d}[...]
seal 2
1. {d}suen-i-din-[nam]
2. _dumu_ {d}suen#-isz#-me-a-[ni]
3. [...]
seal 3
1. gi-mil-{d}[marduk]
2. _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}[mar-tu]
3. ARAD {d}[...]
seal 4
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _{na4}kiszib3_ bi-in-na-rum
seal 5
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ su-ur#-[ra-tum]

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	Ammi-saduqa.00.08.23
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P524813
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524813

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 097614
Accession Number	1902-10-11, 0668

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1902-1011-668

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
2021-11-08 at 14:24:49	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 097614 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524813.

BM 097614 artifact entry (No. P524813). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524813 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097614 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524813 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097614 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524813},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524813},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524813
LB  - CDLI:P524813
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - BM 097614 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524813
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097614 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524813.

BM 097614 artifact entry (No. P524813). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524813 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097614 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524813 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097614 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524813},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524813},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524813
LB  - CDLI:P524813
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - BM 097614 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524813
ER  -