BM 097839 & BM 097839A (P524036)

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 097839 & BM 097839A

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(asz) sze gur_
2. [_masz2 gi-na] dah#-he-[dam_]
(rest covered by envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. _1(asz) sze gur_
2. _masz2 gi-na dah-he-dam_
3. _ki_ a-da-ia-tum
4. {disz}e-tel-pi4-{d}na-bi-um
5. _dumu_ a-wi-il-dingir
6. _szu ba-an-ti_
7. _u4 buru14-ka_
8. _sze u3 masz2-bi_
reverse
1. _i3-ag2-e_
single ruling
2. _igi_ nu-ra-tum
3. _dumu_ me-ra-num
4. _igi_ {d}iszkur-na-s,ir
5. [...]-a-ni
6. [...]
7. [...]
8. [_mu] {gesz#}tukul szu#-[nir_]
seal 1
1. e-tel-pi4-{d}na-bi-um
2. _dumu_ a-wi-il-[dingir]

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.--.--
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P524036
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P524036

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 097839 & BM 097839A
Accession Number	1902-10-11, 0893 & 1902-10-11, 0893A

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1902-1011-893

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
2021-08-09 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 097839 & BM 097839A Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P524036.

BM 097839 & BM 097839A artifact entry (No. P524036). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524036 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097839 & BM 097839A artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524036 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524036},
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DA  - 2026/3/8/
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ID  - P524036
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M1  - 2026/10/15/
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 097839 & BM 097839A Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P524036.

BM 097839 & BM 097839A artifact entry (No. P524036). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524036 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097839 & BM 097839A artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524036 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {BM 097839 & {BM} 097839A artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524036},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524036},
}

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DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P524036
LB  - CDLI:P524036
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - BM 097839 & BM 097839A artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524036
ER  -