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

Lineart

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)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.28.06.13 494 BC
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P371695
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
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

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
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371695
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  -