BM 097825 (P523830)

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 097825

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(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar igi-4(disz)-gal2_
2. a-na _sa10 udu-nita2 hi-a_
3. _ki_ ri-isz-{d}marduk _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_
4. a-na qa2-be-e ku-ub-bu-rum#
5. _dumu_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi
6. {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ lu2-{d#}suen#?
7. _szu ba-an-ti_
8. a-na _iti_ a-na na-szi# ka-ni-ki-szu
reverse
1. _udu-nita2 hi-a_
2. i-na-ad-di-in
  single ruling
3. _igi_ sza-bu-lu _dumu_ pir-hi-i3-li2-szu
4. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam# [_dumu_ x]-ib?-ni-szu
5. _igi_ gi-mil-[x] x a-bu-szu
6. _igi_ an-pi4-x x x x
  single ruling
7. _iti NE-NE-gar# u4 [n]-kam#_
8. _mu_ [am]-mi-s,a-[du-qa2 _lugal_ ...]
seal 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. ARAD {d}[...]
4. u3 {d}[...]
seal 2
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _{na4}kiszib3_ x-[...]

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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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 097825
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0879

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
2021-08-13 at 16:06:44 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 097825 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P523830.
BM 097825 artifact entry (No. P523830). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523830 (Original work published 2021)
BM 097825 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523830 (Accessed: June 13, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097825 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P523830},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P523830},
}

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