BM 097399 (P523804)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 097399Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. _1(barig) 4(ban2) sze_
2. a-na na-asz-pa-ku-tim
3. _ki_ geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-<munus>_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi
4. {disz}i-din-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ an-pi4-sza
5. _szu ba-an-ti_
6. _u4 buru14-sze3_
reverse
1. a-na _e2_ na-asz-pa-ak il-qu2-u2
2. _sze-bi i3-ag2-e_
single ruling
3. _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta _dumu_ {d}x-x-x
4. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}marduk _dumu e2-dub-ba_
single ruling
5. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 4(disz)-kam_
6. [_mu_ sa-am-su-di-ta-na _lugal_ x x x x x x] x x [x x x x x] x x x x x
seal 1
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ i-din-[isz8-tar2]
seal 2
(uninscribed)
obverse
1. _1(barig) 4(ban2) sze_
2. a-na na-asz-pa-ku-tim
3. _ki_ geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-<munus>_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi
4. {disz}i-din-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ an-pi4-sza
5. _szu ba-an-ti_
6. _u4 buru14-sze3_
reverse
1. a-na _e2_ na-asz-pa-ak il-qu2-u2
2. _sze-bi i3-ag2-e_
single ruling
3. _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta _dumu_ {d}x-x-x
4. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}marduk _dumu e2-dub-ba_
single ruling
5. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 4(disz)-kam_
6. [_mu_ sa-am-su-di-ta-na _lugal_ x x x x x x] x x [x x x x x] x x x x x
seal 1
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ i-din-[isz8-tar2]
seal 2
(uninscribed)
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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citation: JCSSS 2, p. 62
[Richardson2010JCSSS2] Richardson, Seth F. C. 2010. Texts from the Late Old Babylonian Period. Journal of Cuneiform Studies, Supplemental Series 2. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5615/j.ctt2jcb2p.
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- Museum No.: BM 097399
- Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0453
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2021-08-15 at 09:12:50 | Woestenburg, Els | Atf | Woestenburg, Els | CDLI | approved |
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| 2021-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The British Museum Collection (W_1902-1011-453) (W_1902-1011-453)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 097399 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P523804.
BM 097399 artifact entry (No. P523804). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523804 (Original work published 2021)
BM 097399 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523804 (Accessed: August 22, 2025).
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