VS 08, 069 & 070 (P372482)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 00847 & VAT 00848

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ sa-ni-iq-qa2-bu-sza
2. _mu-ni-im_-sza
3. sza {disz}a-hi-a-ia-am-szi a-bu-sza
4. u3# la-ma-si2 um-ma-sza
5. a-na dumu-munus-er-s,e-tim _nu-gig#_
6. i#-na# ni-szi-ti-sza id-di-nu-szi-im
7. i-na ah-hi-sza ma-am-ma-an
8. u2-ul i-ra-ga-am-szi#
9. _igi_ er3-ra-ia
10. _dumu_ {d}utu-USZ-PA
11. _igi_ a-ha-su2-nu _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-USZ#-PA#
12. _igi_ ku-ri-tum _dumu-munus#_ sin-e#-[mu]-qi2#
reverse
1. _igi_ hu-na-ba-tum
2. _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-ga-mil
3. _igi_ ta-ra-am-{d}iszkur
4. _dumu-munus_ sig-{d}{i7}idigna#
5. _igi_ be-le-su2-nu
6. _dumu-munus_ e2-ma-gir
7. _igi_ ta-ra-am-ku-bi
8. _dumu-munus_ ARAD2-di-ia
9. _igi_ sza#-ta-tum
10. _dumu-munus_ [{d}utu]-dingir#
11. _igi_ nam-[ra-am]-sza#-ru-ur _[dub]-sar#_
envelope
obverse
1. _dub 1(disz) sag-geme2_ sa-ni-iq-qa2-bu-sza _mu-ni-im_
2. ki-ma _a-sza3 u3 e2_
3. sza {disz}a-hi-a-ia-am#-szi a-bu-sza
4. u3 la-ma-si2 um-ma-sza
5. a-na dumu-munus-er-s,e-tim _nu-gig#_
6. ma-ar-ti-szu-nu
7. i-na ni-szi-ti-sza id-di-nu-szi-im
8. i-na ah-hi-sza sza i-ba-asz-szu-u2
9. ma-am-ma-an
10. u2-ul i-ba-qa2-ar-szi
11. _igi_ er3-ra#-ia#
12. _dumu_ {d}utu-USZ-PA
13. _igi_ a-ha-su2-nu
14. _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-USZ#-PA#
15. _igi_ ku-ri-tum
16. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-e-mu-qi2
reverse
1. _igi_ hu-na-ba-tum
2. _dumu-munus_ {d#}utu#-ga-mil
3. _igi_ ta-ra#-am-{d}iszkur
4. _dumu-munus_ sig#-{d#}{i7}idigna#
5. _igi_ be-le-su2-nu
6. _dumu-munus_ e2-ma-gir#
7. _igi_ ta-ra-am-ku-bi
8. _dumu-munus_ ARAD2-di-ia
9. _igi_ sza-ta-tum
10. _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-dingir
11. _igi_ na-am-ra-am-sza-ru-ur# _dub#-sar_
seal 1
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ a-ha-su2-nu
seal 2
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ be-le-nu-su2#
seal 3
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ er3-ra-ia
seal 4
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ ta-ra-am-ku-bi
seal 5
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ sza-ta-tum

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P372482

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 00847 & VAT 00848
Accession Number

References

  • primary: VS 8, 69 & 70

    [Ungnad1909VS8] Ungnad, Arthur. 1909. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin 8. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: AoF 16, p.253-356, p. 277 no. 19

    [Klengel-Brandt1989VS7-9] Klengel-Brandt, Evelyn. 1989. “Altbabylonische Siegelabrollungen (VS VII-IX).” Altorientalische Forschungen 16: 253–356.

    (seals)

  • history: BAP, 99

    [Meissner1893BAP] Meissner, Bruno. 1893. Beiträge Zum Altbabylonischen Privatrecht. Assyriologische Bibliothek 11. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 483-484

    [Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

  • history: Fs Kraus p.426-483, p. 442

    [Wilcke1982Kaufverträge] Wilcke, Claus. 1982. “Zwei Spät-Altbabylonische Kaufverträge Aus Kiš. Mit Zwei Exkursen. A: Nudunnûm Und Nīšītum; B: Quasi-Hüllentafeln Und Kanīkāt/Ṭuppāt Ummatim.” In Zikir Šumim. Assyriological Studies Presented to F.R. Kraus on the Occasion of His Seventieth Birthday, edited by Govert van Driel, Theo J. H. Krispijn, Marten Stol, and Klaas R. Veenhof, 426–83. Leiden: E.J. Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2021-05-26 at 13:01:08 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“VS 08, 069 & 070 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P372482.
VS 08, 069 & 070 artifact entry (No. P372482). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372482 (Original work published 2007)
VS 08, 069 & 070 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372482 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {VS 08, 069 & 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372482},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P372482
LB  - CDLI:P372482
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - VS 08, 069 & 070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372482
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 08, 069 & 070 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P372482.
VS 08, 069 & 070 artifact entry (No. P372482). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372482 (Original work published 2007)
VS 08, 069 & 070 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372482 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {VS 08, 069 & 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372482},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P372482
LB  - CDLI:P372482
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - VS 08, 069 & 070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372482
ER  -
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