VS 08, 003 (P372427)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 00735

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na pa-ni
ts: išten ebel šalašat ikû eqlam ina pāni
en: A field of 1 eblum and 3 iku (= 9 iku) on the front,
2. _da ha-la a-sza3 {d}suen-dingir_
ts: ṭēḫi zīttim eqel sîn-ilum
en: adjacent to the share, the field, of Sîn-ilum
3. u3 _da ha-la_
ts: u ṭēḫi zīttim
en: and adjacent to the share,
4. _a-sza3_ e-te-el-pi4-{d}nu-musz
ts: eqel etel-pî-numuš
en: the field, of Etel-pî-numuš,
5. sza a-na be-le-su2-nu lukur {d}utu
ts: ša ana bēle(s)sunu nadīt šamaš
en: (is all) that to Bēlessunu, nadītu di Šamaš,
6. {disz}ku-uk-ku-u2
ts: kukkû
en: Kukkû,
7. _ad-a-ni_ u2-we-du-szi-im
ts: abūša uwe(d)dušim
en: his father, assigned to her.
blank space
8. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
ts: maḫar ilšu-bāni
en: Before Ilšu-bāni,
9. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-di2!-nam
ts: mār sîn-i(d)dinam
en: son of Sîn-i(d)dinam;
reverse
1. _igi_ a-hu-la-ap-{d}suen
ts: maḫar aḫulap-sîn
en: before Aḫulap-sîn,
2. _dumu_ ha-ba-ti-ia
ts: mār ḫabatiya
en: son of Ḫabatiya;
3. _igi_ lu2-{d}iszkur-ra lu2 szusz3
ts: maḫar awīl-adad kizûm
en: before Awīl-adad, herdsman,
4. _dumu_ {d}nu-musz-da-illat-ti
ts: mār numušda-tillatī
en: son of Numušda-tillatī;
5. _igi_ a-hi-sza-gi-isz
ts: maḫar aḫi-šagiš
en: before Aḫi-šagiš,
6. _dumu_ um-mi-{d}ha-na-at
ts: mār ummī-ḫanat
en: son of Ummī-ḫanat;
7. _igi_ {d}suen-ga-me-il
ts: maḫar sîn-gameil
en: before Sîn-gameil
8. u3 ir3-i3-li2-szu
ts: u warad-ilīšu
en: and Warad-ilīšu,
9. _dumu-mesz ku3-{d}nanna_
ts: mārū ku-nanna
en: sons of Ku-nanna;
10. _igi_ {d}suen-be-el-i3-li2 _dub-sar_
ts: maḫar sîn-bēl-ilī ṭupšarrum
en: before Sîn-bēl-ilī, the scribe,
11. _dumu_ nu-ur2-e2-a
ts: mār nūr-ea
en: son of Nūr-ea.
12. _mu bara2_ sza {d}x x x na-ra-am-{d}suen _ba-du3_
ts: šanat parakkam ša ... naram-sîn ibnû
en: The year (in which) Naram-sîn built the dais of ...

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced	Naram-Sin.I.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P372427
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P372427

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 00735
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 8, 3

[Ungnad1909VS8] Ungnad, Arthur. 1909. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin 8. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 466

[Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.
history: JEOL 41, p.151-177, p. 162-163

[vanKoppen2008-2009Sippar] Koppen, Frans van, and Denis Lacambre. 2008-2009. “Sippar and the Frontier between Ešnunna and Babylon. New Sources for the History of Ešnunna in the Old Babylonian Period.” Jaarbericht van Het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Genootschap “Ex Oriente Lux” 41: 151–77.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2021-10-16 at 15:06:41	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2020-12-15 at 01:39:27	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Guidi, Carlo	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-01-28 at 11:54:35	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-01-28 at 11:47:30	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-01-28 at 11:47:03	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 08, 003 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P372427.

VS 08, 003 artifact entry (No. P372427). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372427 (Original work published 2007)

VS 08, 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372427 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {VS 08, 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372427},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372427},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/14/
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LB  - CDLI:P372427
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - VS 08, 003 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 08, 003 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P372427.

VS 08, 003 artifact entry (No. P372427). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372427 (Original work published 2007)

VS 08, 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372427 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {VS 08, 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372427},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372427},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P372427
LB  - CDLI:P372427
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - VS 08, 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372427
ER  -