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BM 097567 (P524109)

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 097567

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. _4(asz) sze ur5_
2. _masz2 1(asz) gur 1(barig) 4(ban2)_ 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}ta-ri-ba-tum
6. _dumu_ sin-a-ha-am-i-din-nam
7. _szu ba-an-ti_
8. i-na sza-du-tim
reverse
1. sze-am u3 _masz2-bi_
2. _i3-ag2-e_
3. _igi_ a-bi-ku-lu-ub#
4. _dumu_ qi2-isz-i3-[li2-ia]
5. _igi_ a-mur-i-lu-ut-sin
6. _dumu_ ARAD-sa3
7. _igi_ {d}nanna-tum
8. _iti e3 u4# [n-kam_]
9. _mu gu-za_ {d}zar-pa-ni#-[tum]

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 097567
Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0621

Provenience

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

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.12.00.00
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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
2021-08-24 at 12:58:05	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	Approved
2021-08-16 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved

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British Museum Collection (W_1902-1011-621) (W_1902-1011-621)

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 097567 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524109.

BM 097567 artifact entry (No. P524109). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524109 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097567 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524109 (Accessed: January 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097567 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524109},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524109},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/1/28/
TI  - BM 097567 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 097567 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524109.

BM 097567 artifact entry (No. P524109). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524109 (Original work published 2021)

BM 097567 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524109 (Accessed: January 28, 2026).

@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097567 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524109},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524109},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524109
LB  - CDLI:P524109
M1  - 2026/1/28/
TI  - BM 097567 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524109
ER  -