BM 097570 (P524116)

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 097570

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

Measurements

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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-ib-ni
5. {disz}dumu-ki
6. _dumu_ szum-ma-li-ib-bu-{d}utu
7. _szu ba-an-ti#_
8. _u4 buru14-[sze3_]
9. _ku3-babbar u3 masz2-bi_
10. _i3-la2-e_
reverse
1. _igi a-hu-um-wa-qar
2. _dumu_ pa-asz2-ki-ia
3. _igi_ sig-ki
4. _dumu_ qi2-isz-ti-la
5. _igi_ ta-ri#-bu-um
6. _dumu_ sin-ra-bi
7. _igi_ a!-bu-um-wa-qar!
8. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza
9. _[iti] ab-e3-a u4 1(u)#+[n-kam]_
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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Museum No.: BM 097570
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0624

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2021-08-24 at 12:58:05 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2021-08-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 097570 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524116.
BM 097570 artifact entry (No. P524116). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524116 (Original work published 2021)
BM 097570 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524116 (Accessed: June 15, 2025).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097570 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524116},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524116},
}

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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2025/6/15/
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