BM 097831 & BM 097831A (P524016)

Legal tablet & envelope 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 097831 & BM 097831A

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. _6(asz) sze gur#_
2. _masz2 gi-na dah-[he-dam]_
3. _ki_ a-da-ia-tum#
4. {disz}nu-ur-szu-e-li#
5. _szu ba-an-ti_
reverse
1. _u4 buru14#-[sze3]_
2. _sze u3 masz2#-bi#_
3. _i3-ag2-e_
  single ruling
4. _igi_ a-hu-ni
5. _dumu_ u-bar-{d}szakkan2
6. _igi_ {d}urasz-i-din-nam
7. _dumu_ {d}urasz-mu-ba-li2-it,
9. _iti apin-du8-a [u4 n-kam]_
10. _mu {gesz}tukul szu-[nir]_
envelope
obverse
  broken
reverse
1'. [_sze u3] masz2#-[bi_]
2'. _i3-ag2-e#_
3'. _igi_ a-hu-szu-nu
4'. _dumu_ u-bar-{d}szakkan2
5'. _igi_ {d}urasz-i-din-nam
6'. [_dumu_] {d}urasz-mu-ba-li2-it,
  rest broken
seal 1
1. {d}urasz-[i-din-nam]
2. [_dumu_] {d}urasz-[mu-ba-li2-it,]

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 097831 & BM 097831A
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0885 & 1902-10-11, 0885A

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-08-14 at 13:16:05 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI Approved View
2021-08-09 at 14:37:18 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI Approved View
2021-08-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 097831 & BM 097831A Artifact Entry.” 2021. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 5, 2021. https://cdli.earth/P524016.
BM 097831 & BM 097831A artifact entry (No. P524016). (2021, August 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524016
BM 097831 & BM 097831A artifact entry (2021) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524016 (Accessed: February 11, 2026).
@misc{2021BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-11]},
	year = {2021},
	month = {aug 5},
	title = {BM 097831 & {BM} 097831A artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524016},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524016},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2021/8/5/
PY  - 2021
ID  - P524016
LB  - CDLI:P524016
M1  - 2026/2/11/
TI  - BM 097831 & BM 097831A artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524016
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 097831 & BM 097831A Artifact Entry.” 2021. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 5, 2021. https://cdli.earth/P524016.
BM 097831 & BM 097831A artifact entry (No. P524016). (2021, August 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524016
BM 097831 & BM 097831A artifact entry (2021) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524016 (Accessed: February 11, 2026).
@misc{2021BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-11]},
	year = {2021},
	month = {aug 5},
	title = {BM 097831 & {BM} 097831A artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524016},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524016},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2021/8/5/
PY  - 2021
ID  - P524016
LB  - CDLI:P524016
M1  - 2026/2/11/
TI  - BM 097831 & BM 097831A artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524016
ER  - 
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