BM 097857 (P523834)

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 097857

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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tablet
obverse
1. _1(asz) sze gur_
2. a-na na-asz-pa-ku-tim
3. _ki_ geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi
4. {disz}ib-ni-{d}marduk _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}marduk?
5. _szu ba-an-ti_
6. _u4 buru14-sze3_
7. a-na na-asz-pa-ak
reverse
1. il-qu2-u2
2. sze-am _i3-ag2-e_
  single ruling
3. _igi_ e-tel-pu _dumu_ dingir-szu-ib-ni
4. _igi_ sza-al-lu-rum _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_
  single ruling
5. _iti ab-e3 u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam_
6. _mu_ sa-am-su-di-ta-na _lugal {d}inanna nin babila2{ki}-ke4#?_
seal 1
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ ib-ni-{d}marduk
seal 2
  (uninscribed)
seal 3
  (uninscribed)

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • citation: JCSSS 2, p. 62

    [Richardson2010JCSSS2] Richardson, Seth F. C. 2010. Texts from the Late Old Babylonian Period. Journal of Cuneiform Studies, Supplemental Series 2. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.

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  • Museum No.: BM 097857
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0911

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
2021-08-15 at 09:12:50 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2021-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 097857 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P523834.
BM 097857 artifact entry (No. P523834). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P523834 (Original work published 2021)
BM 097857 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P523834 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {BM 097857 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P523834},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P523834},
}


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