VS 22, 83 (P373405)

Letter tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), 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 13169

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a]-na# be-li2-[ia]
2. qi2-bi2-ma#
3. um-ma {munus}uq-ni-tum-ma
4. {d}utu {d}marduk {d}inanna u3 {d}na-na-a sza ib-[nu-u2-ka]
5. asz-szu-mi-ia da-ri-isz _u4_-mi
6. be-li2 ka-ta li-la-ab-bi-ru
7. [i]-na# szu-ul-mi u3 ba-la-t,i li-it-ta-ar-ru-ka
8. ki-i a-wa-tum-ma it-ti a-hi-ti-ka
9. ze2-e-ep-ka la il-li-kam
10. szu-bu-ul-ta-ka ki-ma na-ga-al-li#-i
11. a-na me-e ta-as-su2-uk
12. a-na sza-al-lu-rum al-li-ik-ma
13. pa-nam u2-ul u2-sza-ar-szi-a-am#
14. um-ma szu-ma i-na _i3-gesz#_ it-ti-ia
15. u2-ul tap-pa u3 asz-szum sze-e a-sza-al-szu-ma
16. um-ma a-na-ku-ma sze-um ki ma-s,i i-na tup-pi2-ia
17. lu-usz-pu-ur-szum pa-nam u2-ul id-di-nam
18. _1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zid2-da_ szu-zu-bu id-di-nam
19. um-ma szu-ma _1(ban2) zid2-da_ ka-asz-szu-u2
20. _1(ban2) sze_ x x x x u2-szu a-na-ad-di-na-ak# x
21. DISZ isz? sza li#-[...] x [...]
22. u3 x [...]
23. a-na x [...]
24. x [...]
reverse
1. _dumu_ x [...]
2. a-na-ku u2-ul [...]
3. u3 mi-in-di-dingir x [...]
4. um-ma szu-ma _2(barig) 4(ban2) sze_ szu-pu-x [...]
5. a-na mu-uh2-hi _1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3_ a-ba-ah-szi-ni
6. u3 sze-e sza szu-s,i2-im# ma-am-ma
7. _1(disz) sila3 sze_ u2-ul id-di-nam
8. _ugula dam-gar3_ mi-in-di-dingir u3 szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi
9. u2-us,-s,a-ru-ma i-le-eq-qu2-u2
10. ia-a-ti ki-ma _i7_ ha-bu-u2
11. la-mu-ni-in-ni a-he-e it-ta-na-al-la#-ku-nim-ma
12. i-na mu-uh2-hi-ia u2-sza-ar-ha-ru
13. 1(disz) {dug}al-lu#-ha-ru sza _i3-nun-na_
14. um-ma szu-ma _3(ban2) i3-nun-na_ um-ma a-na-ku-ma
15. mu-ud-da-nim u2-ul im-du-dam
16. u3 _1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_ se-er-du-um
17. um#-ma a-na-ku-ma mu-ud-da-nim
18. u2-ul im-du-du-nim hu-nu-u2
19. u3 an-nu-u2 ki!-ma ka-an-ku-ma sza-[at,-ru]
20. ar-ki-ka-ma ARAD2-ku-bi sza _ugula masz2-[szu-gid2-gid2_]
21. sza ma ni u2-ki-in-nam 3(disz) [...]
22. x x x x sza ul x ia x [...]
23. [x x x] x BI ia na x x [...]
24. [x x] x ID ma u2-pa-AD x [...]
25. [x] na#?-pi2-isz-tum a x x x [...] la x [...]
left
1. i-na ba-ru#-[tim] sza#-li-im-tim la-ma me-e at-la-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P373405

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive Babylon A2
Excavation Number
Findspot
A2, 186
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 13169
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 5554

References

  • primary: VS 22, 83

    [Klengel1983VS22] Klengel, Horst. 1983. Altbabylonische Texte Aus Babylon. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin 22. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.

  • history: AoF 10 (pp. 49-63), 049-052

    [Kraus1983AoF10] Kraus, Fritz Rudolf, and Horst Klengel. 1983. “Spat-Altbabylonische Briefe Aus Babylon (VS 22: 83-92).” Altorientalische Forschungen 10: 49–63.

  • history: ADOG 25, A2, 186

    [Pedersen2005ADOG25] Pedersén, Olof. 2005. Archive Und Bibliotheken in Babylon : Die Tontafeln Der Grabung Robert Koldeweys 1899-1917. Vol. 25. Abhandlungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft.

  • history: Wilcke, Claus, Figurative language (1987) 100-101

    [sec99313] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-07-06 at 09:58:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-07-02 at 09:19:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-07-02 at 08:13:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-23 at 16:03:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-06-18 at 01:54:47 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-06-14 at 03:00:17 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 22, 83 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P373405.
VS 22, 83 artifact entry (No. P373405). (2025, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P373405 (Original work published 2007)
VS 22, 83 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P373405 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2025VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 6},
	title = {VS 22, 83 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P373405},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P373405},
}


TY  - ELEC
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M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - VS 22, 83 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“VS 22, 83 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P373405.
VS 22, 83 artifact entry (No. P373405). (2025, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P373405 (Original work published 2007)
VS 22, 83 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P373405 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2025VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 6},
	title = {VS 22, 83 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P373405},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P373405},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P373405
LB  - CDLI:P373405
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - VS 22, 83 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P373405
ER  -
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