VS 13, 053 (P372805)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 03863

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (bit asiri flour)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(barig) zi3-da_
2. a-na _kur6 e2_
3. u3 a-hi-a-tim
4. _zi-ga_
reverse
1. [_sza3 e2_] a#-si-rum
2. _nig2-szu {d}suen-sze-mi
  blank space
3. _iti gan-gan-e3-a u4 1(u) 9(disz)-kam_
4. _mu_ ri-im-{d#}[a-nu]-um _lugal-e unu#{ki}-ga u3 a2-dam-bi_
seal 1
1. [na]-bi-i3-[li2-szu]
2. sza13-dub-[ba]
3. dumu la-ki-ta-re-me-[ni]
4. ARAD ri-im-{d}a-nu-[um]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (bit asiri flour)
Language(s) Akkadian

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
CDLI Seals 005280 (composite) (P499387) S005280 Uruk (mod. Warka) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Rim-Anum.00.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P372805

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 03863
Accession Number

References

  • primary: VS 13, 53

    [Figulla1914VS13] Figulla, Hugo Heinrich. 1914. Altbabylonische Verträge. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin 13. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: Hammurabi's Gesetz 6, no. 1850

    [Koschaker1923HG6] Koschaker, Paul, and Arthur Ungnad. 1923. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band VI: Übersetzte Urkunden Mit Rechtserläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-07-20 at 14:47:31 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 13, 053 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372805.
VS 13, 053 artifact entry (No. P372805). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372805
VS 13, 053 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372805 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 13, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372805},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372805},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P372805
LB  - CDLI:P372805
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - VS 13, 053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372805
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“VS 13, 053 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372805.
VS 13, 053 artifact entry (No. P372805). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372805
VS 13, 053 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372805 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 13, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372805},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372805},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P372805
LB  - CDLI:P372805
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - VS 13, 053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372805
ER  - 
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