BM 096997 (P527451)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 096997

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. _2(u) gur 1(barig) sze_ sza a-hi-a-tim
2. _3(asz) gur_ sza ma-na-ah-tim _ki nu-{gesz}kiri6_
3. _8(asz) gur sza3-gal gu4 hi-a_
4. sza isz-tu _iti sig4-a u4 2(u)-kam_
5. a-di _iti apin-du8-a u4 3(u)-kam_
6. sza _mu e2-nam-he2 e2 {d}iszkur
single ruling
7. _9(asz) gur {gesz}ban2 {d}marduk zi-ga_
8. _nig2-szu_ a-wi-il-{d}iszkur
9. _1(u) 5(asz) {gesz}banesz {d}utu me-sze-qum
10. _gu2-un a-sza3_-im
11. _4(asz) {gesz}banesz {d}utu me-sze-qum
12. sza ma-na-ah-tim sza _ki nu-{gesz}kiri6_
13. _4(asz) gur sa10 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_
14. _7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 iti kin-{d}inanna_
15. _1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2)_ sza a-na _e2_ la-bi-ri
16. _1(asz)_ sza a-na _e2_ la-bi-ri
17. _giri3_ mi-gir-sin
single ruling
reverse
1. _2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) sa10 2(disz) mar u3 4(disz) {uruda}szen_
2. _2(asz) 4(ban2)_ hu-za-lum
3. _{gesz}ban2_ {d}marduk me-sze-qum
4. _szu-ti-a_ mi-gir-sin
single ruling
5. _1(u) gur 4(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur_
6. _zi-ga_ a-hi-a-tim
single ruling
7. _6(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 8(disz) sze zi-ga_ a-hi-a-tim
8. _6(disz) 1/4(disz) gin2_ sza _lu2 sze-sag11-ku5_
single ruling
9. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(disz)#?-kam_
10. sza _mu alan_ {d}sza-la2

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)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Hammurapi.29.12.01
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P527451
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P527451

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 096997
Accession Number	1902-10-11, 0051

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1902-1011-51

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2022-01-31 at 16:34:08	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2022-01-31 at 16:26:22	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2022-01-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 096997 Artifact Entry.” (2022) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P527451.

BM 096997 artifact entry (No. P527451). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P527451 (Original work published 2022)

BM 096997 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P527451 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {BM 096997 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P527451},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P527451},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - BM 096997 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 096997 Artifact Entry.” (2022) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P527451.

BM 096997 artifact entry (No. P527451). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P527451 (Original work published 2022)

BM 096997 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P527451 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {BM 096997 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P527451},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P527451},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P527451
LB  - CDLI:P527451
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - BM 096997 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P527451
ER  -