VS 08, 102 (P372509)

Legal tablet 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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 01547

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (litigation)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. asz-szum sa3-ni-iq-pi4-sza u3# _[dumu-mesz_-sza]
2. {disz}an-pi4-sza _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
3. a-na# be-le-su2-nu _nin9-a-ni_
4. ir#-gu#-um-ma {d}suen-i-din-nam ra-bi-a-an# [zimbir{ki}]
5. [u3 _kar]_ zimbir{ki} usz-bu-[ma]
6. [di-nam u2]-sza-hi-zu-szu-nu-ti
7. [asz-szum ir]-gu-mu ar-nam i-mi-[du-szu]
8. [mu-ut-ta-as]-su2# u2-ga-li-bu-[szu]
9. [u2-ul i-ta-ar]-ma# u2-ul# [i-ra-ga-am]
10. [...] x [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _[igi]_ a#-wi-il#-{d}[...]
2'. _[igi]_ inim-{d}nanna x [...]
4'. _[igi]_ x-[...]
5'. _igi#_ na-ra-am#-[i3-li2-szu]
6'. _igi_ pi2-ki-[in-nu-um]
7'. _igi_ a-hu-ki#-nu#-[um]
8'. _igi_ a-hi-li-im#
9'. _igi_ sa3-ri-qum
10'. _dumu-me_ {d}suen-pi2-la-[ah]
11'. _igi_ a-pil2-dingir _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba#-[ni]
12'. _igi_ dumu-zimbir{ki}
13'. u3 a-ha-am-ar-[szi] sza-ra-ab#-[du?]
14'. _iti apin-du8-a u4 2(disz)#-[kam]_
15'. _mu bad3 ga2-gi-a_

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 (litigation)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Hammurapi.04.08.02
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P372509
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P372509

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 01547
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 8, 102

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2021-05-26 at 13:43:56	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 08, 102 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372509.

VS 08, 102 artifact entry (No. P372509). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372509

VS 08, 102 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372509 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 08, 102 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372509},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372509},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P372509
LB  - CDLI:P372509
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - VS 08, 102 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372509
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 08, 102 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372509.

VS 08, 102 artifact entry (No. P372509). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372509

VS 08, 102 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372509 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 08, 102 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372509},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372509},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P372509
LB  - CDLI:P372509
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - VS 08, 102 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372509
ER  -