BM 097279 (P527545)

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 097279

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. 5(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) zi-ik-rum#-{d}utu#
single ruling
2. 4(barig) 2(ban2) _lu2 sze-sag11-ku5_
3. 2(barig) _lu2 sze-sag11-ku5_
4. 1(barig) 2(ban2) _lu2 sze-sag11-ku5_
5. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) ARAD-{d}utu _giri3_ {d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it,
6. 1(barig) 3(ban2) li-isz-szi-ki-nu-um
7. 2(barig) 5(ban2) sin-isz-me-an-ni
8. [n] sin-i-din-nam
9. [...] x
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. 2(barig)#? [...] x-x-ru-u2
single ruling
blank space
2'. _iti ab-e3-a u4 5(disz)-kam_
3'. _mu bad3 zimbir{ki}_

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.23.10.05
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P527545
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P527545

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 097279
Accession Number	1902-10-11, 0333

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1902-1011-333

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
2022-02-06 at 14:22:40	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 097279 Artifact Entry.” (2022) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P527545.

BM 097279 artifact entry (No. P527545). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P527545 (Original work published 2022)

BM 097279 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P527545 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097279 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P527545},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P527545},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P527545
LB  - CDLI:P527545
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - BM 097279 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P527545
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097279 Artifact Entry.” (2022) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P527545.

BM 097279 artifact entry (No. P527545). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P527545 (Original work published 2022)

BM 097279 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P527545 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097279 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P527545},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P527545},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P527545
LB  - CDLI:P527545
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - BM 097279 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P527545
ER  -