BM 097532 (P524115)
Legal tablet & envelope 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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 097532Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. [_n] 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}{d}utu-na-s,ir _dumu_ tap-pu#-um#
6. u3 ku-ku-ba-tum
7. _szu ba-an-ti-mesz_
8. _u4 buru14-sze3_
9. i-na sza-an-du-tim
10. _ku3-babbar u3 masz2-[bi]_
reverse
1. _i3-[la2]-e_
2. _igi#_ [ip]-qu2-sza
3. _igi_ [x-x]-x-x
4. _dumu [x]-x-x
5. x x [x x] x x
6. x x [x x x] x x
7. [x x x x x] x x
8. [x x x x x] x x
9. _igi# a-si2-rum _dumu_-x
10. _igi# i3-li2-ia?-[...]
left
column 1
1. _igi_ {d}marduk#-[x-x]-nam#?
2. _dumu?_ a-x-DI TAB NI x
column 2
1. _iti_ x x [...]
2. x [x] x# x# [...]
envelope
A fragment of the envelope is attached to the reverse of the tablet
obverse
1. [_n(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}{d}]utu-na-[s,ir]
6. u3 ku-ku#-[ba-tum]
7. [_szu] ba-an-ti-[mesz_]
8. _u4# buru14#-[sze3_]
rest broken
obverse
1. [_n] 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}{d}utu-na-s,ir _dumu_ tap-pu#-um#
6. u3 ku-ku-ba-tum
7. _szu ba-an-ti-mesz_
8. _u4 buru14-sze3_
9. i-na sza-an-du-tim
10. _ku3-babbar u3 masz2-[bi]_
reverse
1. _i3-[la2]-e_
2. _igi#_ [ip]-qu2-sza
3. _igi_ [x-x]-x-x
4. _dumu [x]-x-x
5. x x [x x] x x
6. x x [x x x] x x
7. [x x x x x] x x
8. [x x x x x] x x
9. _igi# a-si2-rum _dumu_-x
10. _igi# i3-li2-ia?-[...]
left
column 1
1. _igi_ {d}marduk#-[x-x]-nam#?
2. _dumu?_ a-x-DI TAB NI x
column 2
1. _iti_ x x [...]
2. x [x] x# x# [...]
envelope
A fragment of the envelope is attached to the reverse of the tablet
obverse
1. [_n(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}{d}]utu-na-[s,ir]
6. u3 ku-ku#-[ba-tum]
7. [_szu] ba-an-ti-[mesz_]
8. _u4# buru14#-[sze3_]
rest broken
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)
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Artifact type:
Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
Tablet with envelope fragment adhered to it
- Material: Clay
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Artifact comments:
Tablet with envelope fragment adhered to it
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 097532
- Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0586
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2021-08-24 at 12:58:05 | Woestenburg, Els | Atf | Woestenburg, Els | CDLI | approved |
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| 2021-08-16 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The British Museum Collection (W_1902-1011-586) (W_1902-1011-586)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 097532 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524115.
BM 097532 artifact entry (No. P524115). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524115 (Original work published 2021)
BM 097532 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524115 (Accessed: September 12, 2025).
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