VS 02, 079 (P342887)

Literary tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 00603

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (liturgy?)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (liturgy?)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P342887
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P342887

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 00603
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 2, 79

[Zimmern1912VS2] Zimmern, Heinrich. 1912. Sumerische Kultlieder Aus Altbabylonischer Zeit. Erste Reihe. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 2. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2006-11-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 02, 079 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P342887.

VS 02, 079 artifact entry (No. P342887). (2006, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342887

VS 02, 079 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342887 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

@misc{2006VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {VS 02, 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342887},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342887},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P342887
LB  - CDLI:P342887
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - VS 02, 079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342887
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 02, 079 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P342887.

VS 02, 079 artifact entry (No. P342887). (2006, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342887

VS 02, 079 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342887 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

@misc{2006VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {VS 02, 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342887},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342887},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P342887
LB  - CDLI:P342887
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - VS 02, 079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342887
ER  -