VS 06, 120 (P372015)

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 00129

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (obligation to bring tablet)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

34.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (obligation to bring tablet)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.02.05.24 520 BC
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P372015
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P372015

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	34.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 14.0 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 00129
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 6, 120

[Ungnad1908VS6] Ungnad, Arthur. 1908. Neubabylonische Kontrakte Und Sonstige Urkunden. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 6. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Nappahu, 083

[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: BV, 042

[Peiser1890BV] Peiser, Felix E. 1890. Babylonische Verträge Des Berliner Museums.
history: AOAT 398, O.185

[Sandowicz2012AOAT398] Sandowicz, Malgorzata. 2012. Oaths and Curses: A Study in Neo- and Late Babylonian Legal Formulary. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 398. Ugarit-Verlag, Munster.
history: NRV, 111

[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
2024-11-27 at 19:41:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-14 at 08:03:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-14 at 07:39:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other 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, 120 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P372015.

VS 06, 120 artifact entry (No. P372015). (2024, November 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372015 (Original work published 2007)

VS 06, 120 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372015 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 27},
	title = {VS 06, 120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372015},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372015},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P372015
LB  - CDLI:P372015
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - VS 06, 120 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372015
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 06, 120 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P372015.

VS 06, 120 artifact entry (No. P372015). (2024, November 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372015 (Original work published 2007)

VS 06, 120 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372015 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 27},
	title = {VS 06, 120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372015},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372015},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P372015
LB  - CDLI:P372015
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - VS 06, 120 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372015
ER  -