VS 06, 096 (P371991)

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 01945 + VAT 01972 + VAT 02054

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (lease lease of provision of mealtimes for the goddess Išhara for two years)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

34.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (lease lease of provision of mealtimes for the goddess Išhara for two years)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Cyrus2.02.02.19 537 BC
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P371991
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P371991

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	34.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 13.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 01945 + VAT 01972 + VAT 02054
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 6, 96

[Ungnad1908VS6] Ungnad, Arthur. 1908. Neubabylonische Kontrakte Und Sonstige Urkunden. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 6. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Nappahu, 040

[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, 585

[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	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-18 at 19:39:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
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, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 06, 096 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P371991.

VS 06, 096 artifact entry (No. P371991). (2025, December 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371991 (Original work published 2007)

VS 06, 096 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371991 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2025VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 18},
	title = {VS 06, 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371991},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371991},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/18/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P371991
LB  - CDLI:P371991
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - VS 06, 096 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371991
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 06, 096 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P371991.

VS 06, 096 artifact entry (No. P371991). (2025, December 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371991 (Original work published 2007)

VS 06, 096 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371991 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2025VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 18},
	title = {VS 06, 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371991},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371991},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/18/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P371991
LB  - CDLI:P371991
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - VS 06, 096 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371991
ER  -