VS 13, 105 (P372857)

Official or display tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 07751

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (Year-Names)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal-e inim-du11-ga zi-da {d}marduk-ka-ta# nam-en kur-kur-ra pa#-e3# [ba-ak-a]
Samsu-iluna 1
2. mu ama-ar-gi# ki#-[en]-gi# ki!-uri-a#
Samsu-iluna 2
3. mu# i7-da sa#-am-su-i-lu-na-naqab-nu-uh2-szi
Samsu-iluna 3
4. mu i7-da sa-am-su-i-lu-na-he2-gal2
Samsu-iluna 4
5. mu {gesz}gu-za nisagx-ga2 {d}nanna#-ra#
Samsu-iluna 5
6. mu alan szud3-szud3-de3 e2-babbar-ra#-sze3# i#-in#-in#-ku4#-ra#
Samsu-iluna 6
7. mu {gesz}tukul szu-nir
Samsu-iluna 7
8. mu ki-lugal-gub hur-sag i7-didli-bi#
Samsu-iluna 8
9. mu ugnim erin2 ka-asz#-szu#-u2#
Samsu-iluna 9
10. mu ugnim i#-da#-ma#-[ra-as,]{ki#}
Samsu-iluna 10
11. mu bad3 uri2{ki} unu#{ki#} [mu-un]-gul#-la#
Samsu-iluna 11
12. mu kur gu2-si-a# [an-ga-am3]
Samsu-iluna 12
13. mu ki-sur#-ra#{ki#} sa#-[bu-um{ki}]
Samsu-iluna 13
14. mu bad3 [i3-si-in-na?{ki}]
Samsu-iluna 15
15. mu bad3 [an-da sa2-a]
Samsu-iluna 16
16. mu bad3#-didli [gal-gal-la]
Samsu-iluna 17
17. mu e2-[babbar-ra e2 {d}utu-ke4?]
Samsu-iluna 18
18. mu {gesz}gu-za bara2# [ku3-sig17 min-na-bi]
Samsu-iluna 19
19. mu kur nu#-[sze-ga-ni]
Samsu-iluna 20
reverse
1. mu {gesz}gu-za# bara2# [gu-la]
Samsu-iluna 21
2. mu u6-nir ki-tusz# mah#
Samsu-iluna 22
3. mu usu-ta gir3-ra#
Samsu-iluna 23
4. mu bad3# kisz!{ki}mu-un#-[du3-a]
Samsu-iluna 24
5. mu alan {gesz}tukul sig3-ge#
Samsu-iluna 25
6. mu hur-sag kur mar-tu#-[a]
Samsu-iluna 26
7. mu nig2 babbar2-ra siskur2-ra#
Samsu-iluna 27
8. mu a2-ag2-ga2 {d}en-lil2-la2
Samsu-iluna 28
9. mu us2-sa
Samsu-iluna 29
10. mu us2-sa us2-sa-bi
Samsu-iluna 30
11. mu alan-a-ni {na4}gesz-nu11-gal-la-ke4
Samsu-iluna 31
12. mu gu2 i7 <tur2>-ul3 u3 t,a-ba-an mu-un#-ba#-al#
Samsu-iluna 32
13. mu# {iri#}sag-gar-ra-tum{ki}
Samsu-iluna 33
14. mu e2-gal nam-nun-na
Samsu-iluna 34
15. mu ar#-ku#{ki} bad3-da nig2-gul#-la
Samsu-iluna 35
16. mu erin2 kur mar#-tu-a
Samsu-iluna 36
17. mu ma-da ki#-uri#-a
Samsu-iluna 37
18. mu {d}u4-ba-nu-il2-a#
Samsu-iluna 38
19. 3(u) 8(disz) mu sa-am-su-i#-lu#-[na]

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)	Official or display (Year-Names)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Samsu-iluna.01.00.00, Samsu-iluna.02.00.00, Samsu-iluna.03.00.00, Samsu-iluna.04.00.00, Samsu-iluna.05.00.00, Samsu-iluna.06.00.00, Samsu-iluna.07.00.00, Samsu-iluna.08.00.00, Samsu-iluna.09.00.00, Samsu-iluna.10.00.00, Samsu-iluna.11.00.00, Samsu-iluna.1
Accounting Period	Samsu-iluna.01.00.00 to Samsu-iluna.38.00.00

Record

CDLI number	P372857
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P372857

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 07751
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 13, 105

[Figulla1914VS13] Figulla, Hugo Heinrich. 1914. Altbabylonische Verträge. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin 13. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Year-names, 1, 263-265

[Horsnell1999Yearnames] Horsnell, Malcolm J. A. 1999. The Year-Names of the First Dynasty of Babylon. Hamilton, Ont. : McMaster University Press.
history: RLA 2 (pp. 131-194), 171f.

[Ungnad1938Datenlisten] Ungnad, Arthur. 1938. “Datenlisten,” Reallexikon der Assyriologie und vorderasiatischen Archaologie, 2: 131–94.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-27 at 07:54:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-14 at 09:35:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-14 at 07:28:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2019-01-21 at 06:27:13	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-01-14 at 07:34:04	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	McGrath, William	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 13, 105 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P372857.

VS 13, 105 artifact entry (No. P372857). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372857 (Original work published 2007)

VS 13, 105 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372857 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {VS 13, 105 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372857},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372857},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“VS 13, 105 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P372857.

VS 13, 105 artifact entry (No. P372857). (2024, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372857 (Original work published 2007)

VS 13, 105 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372857 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {VS 13, 105 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372857},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372857},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P372857
LB  - CDLI:P372857
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - VS 13, 105 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372857
ER  -