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BM 097628 (P524089)

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 097628

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _masz2_ {d}utu u2-s,a-ab
3. _ki_ e-ri-isz#-[ti]-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu
4. _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-i-bi-[szu]
5. {disz}ku-za-ba-tum
6. _dumu-munus_ im-lik-{d}nin?-si?-a?-na?
7. _szu ba-an-ti_
8. _u4 buru14#-sze3_
9. i-[na] sza-an-du-tim#
reverse
1. [_ku3]-babbar# u3# masz2#-bi
2. _i3-la2#-e_
3. _[igi_] x#-[x]-tum
4. [...] ib# a ni ni x szu?
5. _igi_ x x x x x
6. _dumu#-munus_ ne x# x#
7. _igi_ bu-za-zi# _dam?-ni?_
8. _dumu_ {d}suen-e-ri-[ba]
9. _iti ezem {d}iszkur u4# 1(u) 5(disz)+[n-kam]_
10. _mu i7_ ha-am-mu-ra-[pi2]-_he2-gal2_

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): Legal
Language(s): Akkadian

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 097628
Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0682

Provenience

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

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.09.11.15 ?
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2021-08-23 at 13:08:45	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	Approved
2021-08-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

The British Museum Collection (W_1902-1011-682) (W_1902-1011-682)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 097628 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524089.

BM 097628 artifact entry (No. P524089). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524089 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097628 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524089 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097628 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524089},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524089},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 097628 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524089.

BM 097628 artifact entry (No. P524089). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524089 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097628 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524089 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097628 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524089},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524089},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524089
LB  - CDLI:P524089
M1  - 2026/1/24/
TI  - BM 097628 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524089
ER  -