BM 097397 (P524137)

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 097397

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

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. _1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar#_ i3-li2-a-pi2-li
2. _1/3(disz) gin2_ ARAD-{d}utu
3. _1/3(disz) gin2 dumu_ i-lu-szu-nu
4. _1/3(disz) gin2_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu
5. _1/2(disz) gin2_ ha-li-ia-um
6. _1/3(disz) gin2_ {d}iszkur-szar-rum
7. _igi-4(disz)-gal2 sa10 gesz-ur3 hi-a_
8. _igi-6(disz)-gal2_ ku-bu-rum
9. _2/3(disz) gin2#_ u2-qa2-pi4-isz8-tar2
10. _1/3(disz) gin2_ la-a-lum
11. _sza3-ba 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
12. ma-hi-ir
reverse
1. _lu2 hun-ga2-mesz_
2. sza i-na _e2_ i-pu-szu
3. _2(disz) gin2 lu2 hun-ga2-mesz_
4. sza a-na bar-zi-ba?{ki}
5. _5/6(disz) gin2_ ri-isz-{d}utu _nagar_
6. _1/2(disz) gin2_ u2-s,ur-{d}utu _nagar_
7. _1/3(disz) gin2_ {d}suen-be-el-i3-li2 _nagar_
8. _4(barig) sze {gesz}ban2 i3_ a-na _e2_
9. _5(ban2)_ im-gur-akszak{ki}
10. _1(barig)? sze#?_ {d}suen-illat _szitim_
11. _zi-ga nig2 szu_
12. {disz}nu-rum-li-s,i2
left
1. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam_
2. _mu iri a2-dam_ ma3-al-gi4-[a{ki}]
seal 1
1. pi4#-an-nu-ni-[tum]
2. _dumu_ dingir-szu-i-bi#-[szu]
3. ARAD {d}ne3-eri11-[gal]

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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 097397
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0451

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
2021-09-01 at 16:05:56 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2021-08-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 097397 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524137.
BM 097397 artifact entry (No. P524137). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524137 (Original work published 2021)
BM 097397 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524137 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097397 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524137},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524137},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524137
LB  - CDLI:P524137
M1  - 2026/1/19/
TI  - BM 097397 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524137
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BM 097397 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P524137.
BM 097397 artifact entry (No. P524137). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P524137 (Original work published 2021)
BM 097397 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P524137 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097397 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P524137},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P524137},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P524137
LB  - CDLI:P524137
M1  - 2026/1/19/
TI  - BM 097397 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P524137
ER  - 
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