VS 07, 004 (P372230)

Legal tablet excavated in Dilbat (mod. Deilam), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 06218

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Dilbat (mod. Deilam)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. _sag#-bi i7#_ [...]
2'. _sa#-dur2-bi kaskal {d}mar-tu#_
3'. _a#-sza3# tu#-tu#-na-s,i-ir
4'. _[dumu]_ {d}[nanna]-ma-an-szum2
5'. _[ki]_ tu#-[tu]-na-s,i-ir
6'. _dumu#_ {d}nanna#-ma-an-szum2
7'. {disz}geme2-[an]-tum# _dumu-munus_ sza-ma-ia-tum
8'. _in#-szi-in-sa10_
9'. _[sa10] til-la-bi-sze3_
10'. _[n (x)]-x ku3-babbar in-[na-an-la2]_
11'. _[u4]-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
12'. _inim# nu-un-ga2-ga2-a_
reverse
1. _mu_ {d}urasz u3 {d}suen-mu-[ba-li2-it,]
2. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
3. _igi_ ip-pa-li-is _sanga_ [(x)] x
4. _igi_ a-ah-hu-wa-aq-ru
5. _dumu_ ip-qu2-sza
6. _igi_ i-ba-lu-ut, _dumu_ a-pa-BI-nu-AD?
7. _igi_ na-bi-{d}iszkur _dam-gar3_
8. _igi_ ARAD2-i3-li2-szu
9. _igi#_ na-mi-ia
10. _[igi]_ AN-[...]
rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P372230
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P372230

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Dilbat (mod. Deilam)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 06218
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 7, 4

[Ungnad1909VS7] Ungnad, Arthur. 1909. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin 7. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: HG 3, no. 400

[Kohler1909HG3] Kohler, Josef, and Arthur Ungnad. 1909. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band III: Übersetzte Urkunden, Erläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2021-05-15 at 13:12:06	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 07, 004 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372230.

VS 07, 004 artifact entry (No. P372230). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372230

VS 07, 004 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372230 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 07, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372230},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372230},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P372230
LB  - CDLI:P372230
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - VS 07, 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372230
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 07, 004 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372230.

VS 07, 004 artifact entry (No. P372230). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372230

VS 07, 004 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372230 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 07, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372230},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372230},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P372230
LB  - CDLI:P372230
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - VS 07, 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372230
ER  -