VS 15, 27 (P342480)

Legal tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 09171

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Sale of house, passageway, roof-storey, tenured land in bit Irigal area in the village of the Bit Resh)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

101.0 mm × 85.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (Sale of house, passageway, roof-storey, tenured land in bit Irigal area in the village of the Bit Resh)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced	HE.SE.156.12.15
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P342480
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P342480

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	101.0 mm × 85.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 09171
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 15, 27

[Schroeder1916VS15] Schroeder, Otto. 1916. Kontrakte Der Seleukidenzeit Aus Warka. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 15. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2006-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Pearce, Laurie E.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 15, 27 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P342480.

VS 15, 27 artifact entry (No. P342480). (2006, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342480

VS 15, 27 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342480 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {VS 15, 27 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342480},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342480},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/7/11/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P342480
LB  - CDLI:P342480
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - VS 15, 27 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342480
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 15, 27 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P342480.

VS 15, 27 artifact entry (No. P342480). (2006, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342480

VS 15, 27 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342480 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

@misc{2006VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {VS 15, 27 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342480},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342480},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/7/11/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P342480
LB  - CDLI:P342480
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - VS 15, 27 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342480
ER  -