VS 04, 008 (P371532)

Tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 00239

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabopolassar.18.03.14 ?
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P371532
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P371532

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Archive	Ebabbar
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 00239
Accession Number

References

primary: NRV, 164

[SanNicolò1935-1937NRV] San Nicolò, Mariano, and Arthur Ungnad. 1935-1937. Neubabylonische Rechts- Und Verwaltungsurkunden. Leipzig : J.C. Hinrichs.
primary: VS 4, 8

[Ungnad1907VS4] Ungnad, Arthur. 1907. Neubabylonische Kontrakte. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 4. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
citation: JCS 38 (pp. 172-244), T.18.15

[Kennedy1986JCS38] Kennedy, Douglas A. 1986. “Documentary Evidence for the Economic Base of Early Neo-Babylonian Society: Part II: A Survey of Babylonian Texts, 626-605 B.C.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 38 (2): 172–244. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359799.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-04-29 at 18:35:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-04-26 at 14:57:02	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-19 at 09:49:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-11 at 16:49:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-10 at 10:28:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 04, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 29, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P371532.

VS 04, 008 artifact entry (No. P371532). (2026, April 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371532 (Original work published 2007)

VS 04, 008 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371532 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

@misc{2026VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 29},
	title = {VS 04, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371532},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371532},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/29/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P371532
LB  - CDLI:P371532
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - VS 04, 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371532
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 04, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 29, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P371532.

VS 04, 008 artifact entry (No. P371532). (2026, April 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371532 (Original work published 2007)

VS 04, 008 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371532 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

@misc{2026VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 29},
	title = {VS 04, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371532},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371532},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/29/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P371532
LB  - CDLI:P371532
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - VS 04, 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371532
ER  -