VS 04, 172 (P371695)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 00361 + VAT 01968 + VAT 03634

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (promissory note promissory note for silver)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

52.0 mm × 61.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (promissory note promissory note for silver)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P371695

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 52.0 mm × 61.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 00361 + VAT 01968 + VAT 03634
Accession Number

References

  • primary: VS 4, 172

    [Ungnad1907VS4] Ungnad, Arthur. 1907. Neubabylonische Kontrakte. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 4. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: Nappahu, 242

    [Baker2004Nappahu] Baker, Heather D. 2004. The Archive of the Nappahu Family. Vol. 30. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft. Wien: Institut für Orientalistik der Universität Wien.

  • history: NRV, 208

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-14 at 07:34:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 04, 172 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P371695.
VS 04, 172 artifact entry (No. P371695). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371695 (Original work published 2007)
VS 04, 172 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371695 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {VS 04, 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371695},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371695},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P371695
LB  - CDLI:P371695
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - VS 04, 172 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 04, 172 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P371695.
VS 04, 172 artifact entry (No. P371695). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371695 (Original work published 2007)
VS 04, 172 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371695 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {VS 04, 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371695},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371695},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P371695
LB  - CDLI:P371695
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - VS 04, 172 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371695
ER  - 
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