BM 097725 & BM 097725A (P524025)

Legal tablet & envelope dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 097725 & BM 097725A

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(barig) 4(ban2) sze_
2. _masz2 gi-na dah-he-dam_
3. _ki_ a-da-ia-tum
4. {disz}er3#-ra#-[i]-mi#-it-ti
5. _dumu_ [{d}suen-ub-lam]
6. _szu# ba#-an#-ti#_
7. _u4 buru14-sze3_
reverse
1. _sze u3 masz2-bi <i3-ag2>-e_
2. _igi_ i-bi-{d}utu
3. _dumu_ {d}za-ba4-ba4-um-ma#-[ti]
4. _igi_ i-din-{d}marduk
5. _dam-gar3_
6. _iti <gan>-gan-e3-a u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_
7. _mu {gesz}tukul szu-nir nig2 babbar-ra_
envelope
obverse
1. _1(barig) 4(ban2) sze_
2. _masz2 gi-na dah-he-dam_
3. _ki_ a-da-ia-tum
4. {disz}er3-ra-i-mi-it-ti
5. _dumu_ {d}suen-ub-lam
6. _szu ba-an-ti_
7. _u4 buru14-sze3_
8. _sze u3# masz2-bi_
9. _i3-ag2-e_
reverse
1. _igi#_ [i]-bi#-{d}utu
2. [_dumu_ {d}za-ba4]-ba4-um-ma-ti
3. [_igi_ i-din-{d}]marduk#
4. [_dam]-gar3#_
5. [_iti gan-gan-e3-a u4 1(u) 6(disz)]-kam#_
6. [_mu {gesz}tukul szu-nir nig2 babbar]-ra ku3-sig17_
seal 1
1. i-din-[{d}marduk]
2. _dumu_ {d}[...]
3. [...]
seal 2
1. i-bi-{d}[utu]
2. _dumu_ {d}za-ba4-[ba4-um-ma-ti]
3. [...]

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Samsu-iluna.07.09.16
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P524025
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524025

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 097725 & BM 097725A
Accession Number	1902-10-11, 0779 & 1902-10-11, 0779A

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1902-1011-779

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2021-08-14 at 14:06:50	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2021-08-09 at 14:37:18	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2021-08-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097725 & BM 097725A Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P524025.

BM 097725 & BM 097725A artifact entry (No. P524025). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524025 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097725 & BM 097725A artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524025 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {BM 097725 & {BM} 097725A artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524025},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524025},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P524025
LB  - CDLI:P524025
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - BM 097725 & BM 097725A artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524025
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097725 & BM 097725A Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P524025.

BM 097725 & BM 097725A artifact entry (No. P524025). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524025 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097725 & BM 097725A artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524025 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2026BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {BM 097725 & {BM} 097725A artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524025},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524025},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P524025
LB  - CDLI:P524025
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - BM 097725 & BM 097725A artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524025
ER  -