BM 097885 (P525323)

Administrative 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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 097885

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(u) 4(barig) sze gur_
2. _sza3-gal gu4 hi-a_
3. sza isz-tu _iti szu-numun-a_
4. a-di _igi gan-gan-e3-a u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam_
  single ruling
5. _2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze#_ a-na _gu4 hi-a_
6. _2(asz)_ a-na _gu4 hi-a_ la-bi-ir-tum
7. _3(asz) lu2 hun-ga2_ za#-bi#-li
8. _2(asz)_ a-hu-wa-qar
  single ruling
9. _2(asz)_ la-ab-bi-nu
reverse
1. _1(asz)#_ be-el-ta-ni
2. _2(asz)#_ {d}utu-ha-s,i-ir
3. _1(asz)# [n] mu#-ut#-ti-e?
4. _1(asz)_ dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu
5. _3(asz)_ i-na a-hi a-na _e2_
6. _giri3_ a-bi-{d}utu-szi
7. {disz}ni-pa-a-bu?
8. u3 {d}a-a-ta-ri-ba-tum
  single ruling
9. _iti gan-gan-e3-a u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam_
10. _mu ugnim_ esz3-nun-na{ki}

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P525323

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 097885
Accession Number 1902-10-11, 0939

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1902-1011-939

References

  • history: AOAT 440, p.189-241, p. 206-207

    [deGraef2018fieldwork] De Graef, Katrien. 2018. “Kīma Napišti Māti Eqlumma Ul Tīdê. Field Work in Old Babylonian Sippar.” In What’s in a Name? Terminology Related to the Work Force and Job Categories in the Ancient Near East, edited by Agnès Garcia-Ventura, 189–241. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament, Band 440. Münster: Ugarit-Verlag.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2022-01-25 at 08:26:48 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2021-11-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097885 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P525323.
BM 097885 artifact entry (No. P525323). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P525323 (Original work published 2021)
BM 097885 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P525323 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P525323},
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 097885 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P525323.
BM 097885 artifact entry (No. P525323). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P525323 (Original work published 2021)
BM 097885 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P525323 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P525323},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P525323},
}

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PY  - 2023
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