BM 097591 (P523814)
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 097591Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. _1(u) 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. a-na _sa10_ i-di-im
3. sza {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_
4. a-na ku-ub-bu-rum _dumu_ e-t,e-rum
5. id-di-nu
6. a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_
7. _sa10_ i-di-im
reverse
1. i-na-ad-di-in
2. _igi_ {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim _dumu_ dumu-{d}a-am-ma-a
3. _igi_ ib-na-tum _dumu_ {d}iszkur-be-el-i3-li2
4. _igi_ dingir-ha-bil _dumu_ {d}iszkur-be-el-i3-li2
5. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_
single ruling
6. _iti apin-du8-a u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam_
7. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e i7_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2-nu-hu-usz-ni-szi
seal 1
1. ku-[ub-bu-rum]
2. _dumu_ e-[t,e-rum]
3. ARAD {d}[...]
seal 2
1. ib-ni-[...]
2. _dumu_ {d}iszkur-[...]
3. ARAD {d}[...]
seal 3
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _{na4}kiszib3_ dingir-ha-bil
seal 4
1. {d}asal-lu2-[...]
2. en gal ur [...]
3. sza3 kusz3 u3 [...]
seal 5
1. {d}suen-be#-[el-ap-lim]
2. _dumu_ dumu-a-am#-[ma-a]
3. ARAD {d}[...]
obverse
1. _1(u) 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. a-na _sa10_ i-di-im
3. sza {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_
4. a-na ku-ub-bu-rum _dumu_ e-t,e-rum
5. id-di-nu
6. a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_
7. _sa10_ i-di-im
reverse
1. i-na-ad-di-in
2. _igi_ {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim _dumu_ dumu-{d}a-am-ma-a
3. _igi_ ib-na-tum _dumu_ {d}iszkur-be-el-i3-li2
4. _igi_ dingir-ha-bil _dumu_ {d}iszkur-be-el-i3-li2
5. _igi_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_
single ruling
6. _iti apin-du8-a u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam_
7. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e i7_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2-nu-hu-usz-ni-szi
seal 1
1. ku-[ub-bu-rum]
2. _dumu_ e-[t,e-rum]
3. ARAD {d}[...]
seal 2
1. ib-ni-[...]
2. _dumu_ {d}iszkur-[...]
3. ARAD {d}[...]
seal 3
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _{na4}kiszib3_ dingir-ha-bil
seal 4
1. {d}asal-lu2-[...]
2. en gal ur [...]
3. sza3 kusz3 u3 [...]
seal 5
1. {d}suen-be#-[el-ap-lim]
2. _dumu_ dumu-a-am#-[ma-a]
3. ARAD {d}[...]
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. 60
[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 097591
- Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0645
- 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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| 2021-11-08 at 14:24:49 | 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_1902-1011-645) (W_1902-1011-645)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 097591 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P523814.
BM 097591 artifact entry (No. P523814). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523814 (Original work published 2021)
BM 097591 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523814 (Accessed: September 20, 2025).
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