Suurmeijer diss. BM 097030 (P512315)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 097030 & BM 097030A

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. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ {d}tasz-me-tum-ba-asz-ti _mu-ni_
2. _geme2_ be-el-ta-ni
3. _ki_ be-el-ta-ni
4. _nin-a-ni_
5. {disz}e-ri-isz-ti-{d}a-a
6. _dumu-munus_ sa-mi-ia
7. i-na _har ku3-babbar in?-szi?-sa10?_
8. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
9. _1(u) 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. _i3-la2-e_
11. _igi_ sin-re-me-ni
12. _dumu_ sin-pu-ut,-ra-am
13. _igi_ AN-na-tum
14. _dumu_ is-su2-ka#-bi#-it#
reverse
1. _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu
2. _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
3. _igi_ i3-li2-pa-qi2-di
4. _dumu_ ar-ka-sza-dingir
5. _igi_ hu-mu-rum
6. _dumu_ ta-ri-bu-um
7. _igi_ dumu-zimbir{ki}
8. _dumu_ sa-gi-um
9. _igi_ bu-ut-ta-tum
10. _ku3-dim2_
11. _iti ab-e3 _
21. _mu ugnim_ esz3-nun-na{ki}
envelope
obverse
1. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ {d}tasz-me-tum-[ba-asz-ti]
2. _mu-ni_
3. _geme2_ be-el-ta-ni
4. _ki_ be-el-ta-ni
5. _nin-a-ni_
6. {disz}e-ri-isz-ti-{d}a-a
7. _lukur_ {d}utu
8. _dumu-<munus>_ sa-mi-ia
9. i-na _har ku3-babbar in-szi-sa10_
10. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
11. _1(u) 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
12. _in-na-an-la2_
  single ruling
reverse
1. _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-pu-ut,-ra-am
3. _igi_ a-na-tum
4. _dumu_ is-su2-ka-bi-it
5. _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu
6. _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
7. _igi_ i3-li2-pa-qi2-di
8. _dumu_ ar-ka-sza-dingir
9. _igi_ hu-mu-rum
10. _dumu_ ta-ri-bu-um
11. _igi_ bu-ut-ta-tum
12. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-mi-ti#
13. _igi_ dumu-zimbir{ki}
14. _iti ab-e3_
15. _mu ugnim#_ esz3-nun-na{ki}
seal 1
  (with caption:)
1. hu-mu-rum
seal 2
  (with caption:)
1. bu-ta-tum
seal 3
  (with caption:)
1. a-na-tum
seal 4
  (with caption:)
1. sin-re-me-ni
seal 5
  (with caption:)
1. na-bi-{d}utu
seal 6
  (with caption:)
1. i3-li2-pa-qi2-di

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P512315

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 097030 & BM 097030A
Accession Number 1902-10-11, 0084 & 1902-10-11, 0084A

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1902-1011-84

References

  • primary: Suurmeijer diss., App. BM 97030

    [Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2021-07-11 at 12:30:22 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2021-07-11 at 12:30:07 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Suurmeijer Diss. BM 097030 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P512315.
Suurmeijer diss. BM 097030 artifact entry (No. P512315). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512315 (Original work published 2018)
Suurmeijer diss. BM 097030 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512315 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Suurmeijer Diss. BM 097030 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P512315.
Suurmeijer diss. BM 097030 artifact entry (No. P512315). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512315 (Original work published 2018)
Suurmeijer diss. BM 097030 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512315 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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