BM 097642 (P523827)
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 097642Provenience
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# [gur ka dub-a-ni nu-me]-a_
2. _sa10# 2/3(disz)# gin2 ku3-babbar_
3. a-na _sa10 udu#-nita2# hi#-a_ ma#-i-szu-u2
4. sza {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am _dub-sar#_
5. a-na ip-qu2-{d}na-bi-um _ma2-lah5_
6. _dumu_ {d}i-szum-ga-mil
7. id-di-nu
8. a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_
9. sza _2/3(disz)# gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. _udu-nita2# hi-a_ ma#-[i-szu-u2]
reverse
1. a-na {d}suen-[i-qi2-sza-am]
2. i-na-ad-di-[in]
single ruling
3. _igi_ ARAD-e2-gi6-par3 _ugula# [gidri_]
4. _igi_ gur-ru-du ra-bi-a-nu
5. _igi_ ib-ni-sin _dumu_ i3-li2-isz-me-an-ni
6. _igi_ ba-szi-dingir _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ba?-ni?
single ruling
7. [...]
8. [_mu_ ...] _lugal-e [...] x-a_
seal 1
1. [...]
2. _dumu_ {d}[...]
3. [...]
seal 2
1. gur-ru#-[du]
2. _dumu_ dumu-{i7}[buranun]
3. ARAD {d}[...]
obverse
1. _1(barig)# 4(ban2)# sze# [gur ka dub-a-ni nu-me]-a_
2. _sa10# 2/3(disz)# gin2 ku3-babbar_
3. a-na _sa10 udu#-nita2# hi#-a_ ma#-i-szu-u2
4. sza {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am _dub-sar#_
5. a-na ip-qu2-{d}na-bi-um _ma2-lah5_
6. _dumu_ {d}i-szum-ga-mil
7. id-di-nu
8. a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_
9. sza _2/3(disz)# gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. _udu-nita2# hi-a_ ma#-[i-szu-u2]
reverse
1. a-na {d}suen-[i-qi2-sza-am]
2. i-na-ad-di-[in]
single ruling
3. _igi_ ARAD-e2-gi6-par3 _ugula# [gidri_]
4. _igi_ gur-ru-du ra-bi-a-nu
5. _igi_ ib-ni-sin _dumu_ i3-li2-isz-me-an-ni
6. _igi_ ba-szi-dingir _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ba?-ni?
single ruling
7. [...]
8. [_mu_ ...] _lugal-e [...] x-a_
seal 1
1. [...]
2. _dumu_ {d}[...]
3. [...]
seal 2
1. gur-ru#-[du]
2. _dumu_ dumu-{i7}[buranun]
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.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 097642
- Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0696
- 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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| 2021-08-20 at 09:11:11 | Woestenburg, Els | Atf | Woestenburg, Els | CDLI | approved |
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| 2021-08-13 at 16:10:53 | 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_1902-1011-696) (W_1902-1011-696)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 097642 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P523827.
BM 097642 artifact entry (No. P523827). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523827 (Original work published 2021)
BM 097642 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523827 (Accessed: September 2, 2025).
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