VS 24, 044 (P347163)

Literary tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), 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 17136

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Fragments of Royal Hymns)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (Fragments of Royal Hymns)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P347163
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P347163

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot	A1, 352
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 17136
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 24, 44

[vanDijk1987VS24] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1987. Literarische Texte Aus Babylon. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin 24. Berlin: Akademie Verlag.
history: ADOG 25, A1, 352

[Pedersén2005ADOG25] Pedersén, Olof. 2005. Archive Und Bibliotheken in Babylon : Die Tontafeln Der Grabung Robert Koldeweys 1899-1917. Vol. 25. Abhandlungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-07-06 at 09:58:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-02 at 10:00:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-02 at 09:50:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 24, 044 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P347163.

VS 24, 044 artifact entry (No. P347163). (2025, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P347163 (Original work published 2006)

VS 24, 044 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P347163 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 6},
	title = {VS 24, 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P347163},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P347163},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“VS 24, 044 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P347163.

VS 24, 044 artifact entry (No. P347163). (2025, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P347163 (Original work published 2006)

VS 24, 044 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P347163 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

@misc{2025VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 6},
	title = {VS 24, 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P347163},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P347163},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P347163
LB  - CDLI:P347163
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - VS 24, 044 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P347163
ER  -