BM 096999 (P524072)

Administrative 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 096999

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _5/6(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2_ wa-qar-a-hu-um
2. _1/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2_ a-wi-il-dingir
3. _9(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2_ sza-{d}utu-ka-lu-ma
4. _2(disz) gin2_ dumu-zimbir{ki}
5. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2_ {d}suen-na-s,ir _lu2_ lam szum ma
6. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2_ ri-isz-er3-ra
7. _3(disz) gin2_ u-bar-ru-um
8. _2(disz) gin2_ dam-a-ni-illat-ti
9. _2(disz) gin2_ im-gur-rum
10. _2(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2_ la-ma-si2
11. _1(disz) gin2_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu
12. _1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2_ sza-ma-ia-tum
13. _2/3(disz) gin2 igi-5(disz)-gal2_ in-bi-er-s,e-tim
14. _3(disz) gin2 sa10 e2_
15. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
16. _3(disz)? gin2_ {d}utu-x _szu-i_
17. _1(disz) gin2_ za-ab-bu-um
18. _1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2_ ki-bi-szum-ma-ti-kal?
19. _igi#-6(disz)?-gal2_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-an-ni
20. _2(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2_ na-bi-i3#-li2#-szu#
21. _1/3(disz)? gin2_ {d}suen-x-[...]
22. _1/3(disz) gin2_ {d}utu-na-s,ir _dumu_ [...]
23. _2/3(disz) gin2_ ra-ma-tum
reverse
1. _igi-6(disz)-gal2_ sza-ru-ri-ia
2. _1(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2_ {d}suen-u2-qa2-a
3. _1/2(disz) gin2_ dumu-er-s,e-tim
left of line: _1(barig) sze_
4. _1/2(disz) gin2_ gaz#?-{d}marduk
5. _1/3(disz) gin2_ hu-szu-tum _dumu-munus_ ip-qa2-tum
6. _1/3(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)?-gal2_ in-bu-sza _dumu_ sin-ga-mil
7. _1(disz) gin2_ ia-an-ti-in-a-ra-ah
8. _[n] 1/2(disz) gin2_ masz-qum
9. _[n] 1/2(disz) gin2_ im-gur-{d}suen
10. _[n] 1/3(disz) gin2_ x-[x]-ri ni ki#?
11. _1(disz)? gin2_ x-[x] ki-na-tim#?
12. _igi-4(disz)-gal2_ x-[x]-nam?-i3-li2
13. _3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2_ {d}suen-na-tum#?
14. _5/6(disz) gin2_ ha-zi-ir?
15. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2_ ri-isz-{d}utu _dumu_ na-bi-sin
16. _1(disz) gin2_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-an-ni
17. _1/2(disz) gin2_ im-gur-sin _lu2 x_
18. _1/2(disz) gin2_ {d}utu-a?-x-x
19. _1(disz) gin2_ a-bu-um#-wa-qar
20. _1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2_ sin-a-ha-am-i-din-nam _dumu_ sin-e-ri-[ba-am]
21. _6(disz) gin2_ la#-ma-sa3-tum
22. _5(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2_ an-pi4-sza
23. _5(disz) gin2_ sig-{d}a-a
24. _3(disz) gin2_ sig-{d}nin-gal
25. _2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze_ a-na-sin-tak2-la-ku
left
column 1
1. _1/2(disz) gin2_ lu-usz-ta-mar _dumu_ me lu2 x x gi la tum?
2. _1(disz) gin2_ ARAD-di-ia
3. _5/6(disz) gin2_ {d}utu-zi-mu
4. _1/2(disz) gin2_ {d}utu-u2-s,i2-PI#-tum?
5. _1(u) gin2_ {d}utu-tab-ba-e
6. _2(disz) gin2_ x-u3-ma-er3?
column 2
1. _2(disz) gin2_ hu-szu-u2
2. _2(disz) gin2_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
3. _1(disz) gin2_ hu-ub-[bu]-du-um
4. _igi-5(disz)-gal2_ a-ma-ti-ia
5. _1/2(disz) gin2_ [...]-x-he2-gal2
6. _1/3(disz) [gin2_ ...]-nibru#{ki}
column 3
1. _igi-6(disz)-gal2_ sin-ma-gir
2. _1(u) 1(disz) gin2 igi-5(disz)-gal2_ a-mur-i-lu-ut-sin
3. _2/3(disz) gin2_ dumu-zimbir{ki}
4. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2_ tap-pu-um _ad-kup4?_

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Akkadian

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 096999
Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0053

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2021-08-30 at 14:44:40	Woestenburg, Els	Atf	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	approved
2021-08-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved

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The British Museum Collection (W_1902-1011-53) (W_1902-1011-53)

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 096999 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524072.

BM 096999 artifact entry (No. P524072). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524072 (Original work published 2021)

BM 096999 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524072 (Accessed: December 17, 2025).

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	month = {sep 11},
	title = {BM 096999 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524072},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 096999 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524072.

BM 096999 artifact entry (No. P524072). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524072 (Original work published 2021)

BM 096999 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524072 (Accessed: December 17, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {BM 096999 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524072},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524072},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524072
LB  - CDLI:P524072
M1  - 2025/12/17/
TI  - BM 096999 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524072
ER  -