VS 22, 85 (P373407)

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 13157

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
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. ki-ma x [...]
3'. _abul_ babila2#[{ki} ...]
4'. da-mi-iq-tam x [...]
5'. e-ma-a-sza tu-na-ah#-[...]
6'. sze-am sza _1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ ID x [...]
7'. x ma?-la te ZI? du usz-ta x [...]
8'. sze-am szu-a-tu _szuku_ x x x x UR a-hi-ti
9'. ma-la te-zi-bu sza na-da-ni ad-di-in-ma
10'. i-na li-ib-bi-ia i-ba-asz-szi
11'. i-na _kaskal_-sza ma-ah-ri-ti _erin2_ ha-at-ti-i
12'. a-na _ku3-babbar_ ta-ap-qi2-da-asz-szu-nu-ti-ma
13'. _u4_-mi-sza-am i-na _ka2 e2-gal_ u2-ma-al-lu#-u2-ni-in-ni
14'. i-na-an-na asz-ti ARAD2-ku-bi sza _ugula masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_
15'. a-na _2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza ta-ap-qi2-da-asz-szu#
16'. _szu-i lugal_ i-na _e2 szu-tum_
17'. i-ha-ma-ni
reverse
1. i-pa-du-ni-in-ni-ma
2. 3(disz) _u4_-mi kab-tum sza i-na _ka2_-ku-nu
3. ta-az-zi-zu
4. u2-ul iz-zi-zu-nim
5. _ugula dam-gar3_ iz-zi-za-am-ma
6. u2-sza-s,i2-a-an-ni
7. _1(u) gin2 ku3-sig17_ sza ir-ti-ka
8. u3 _1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ ma-ah-ri-szu
9. id-di-in-ma i-ta-pa-al-szu
10. a-na ra-ma-ni-ka la te-eg-gu
11. szu-na-tu-ia da-an-na [x]
12. ki-ma sza la-bi-ir-ti ID x [...]
14. ar-hi-isz a-na# x [...]
15. i-na sza-li# [...]
16. x x [...]
  rest broken
left
1. [...]-ia a-na _munus_ a-hi-ti it-ta-na-ab-ba-la-nim
2. [...] x us,-s,i2-ir-ma ia-a-ti la tu-sa-ma
3. [...] x ki-a-ki li-isz-sza-ki-in

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/P373407

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, 241
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 13157
Accession Number

References

  • primary: VS 22, 85

    [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), 054-055

    [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, 241

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

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
2018-06-18 at 01:37:58 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, 85 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P373407.
VS 22, 85 artifact entry (No. P373407). (2025, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P373407 (Original work published 2007)
VS 22, 85 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P373407 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2025VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 6},
	title = {VS 22, 85 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P373407},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P373407},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P373407
LB  - CDLI:P373407
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - VS 22, 85 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P373407
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 22, 85 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P373407.
VS 22, 85 artifact entry (No. P373407). (2025, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P373407 (Original work published 2007)
VS 22, 85 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P373407 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2025VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 6},
	title = {VS 22, 85 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P373407},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P373407},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P373407
LB  - CDLI:P373407
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - VS 22, 85 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P373407
ER  -
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