BM 097651 (P523828)

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, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 097651

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(barig) 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 _masz2#-[szu-gid2-gid2_]
4. {disz}{d}utu-ra-bi _ku3-dim2 dumu_ dumu-ki
5. _szu ba-an-ti_
6. _u4 buru14-sze3_
7. a-na _e2 i3-dub_ il-qu2-u2
reverse
1. sze-am u2-ta-a-ar
  single ruling
2. _igi_ a-ha-am-nir-szi _dumu_ {d}suen#-im-gur-an#-ni
3. _igi_ {d}marduk-na-s,i-ir# _dumu e2-dub-[ba-a]_
  single ruling
4. _iti udru{duru5} [u4 n-kam_]
5. _mu_ sa-am-su-[di-ta-na _lugal] alan nam-[nun-na-ni] husz? x x [...]_
seal 1
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ {d}utu-ra-bi
seal 2
1. {d}x
2. {d}suen
3. ARAD# x x
4. x x x

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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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  • Museum No.: BM 097651
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0705

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2021-08-15 at 09:12:50 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2021-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 097651 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P523828.
BM 097651 artifact entry (No. P523828). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523828 (Original work published 2021)
BM 097651 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523828 (Accessed: June 3, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097651 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P523828},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P523828},
}

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