VS 22, 91 (P373413)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 13127

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 ku-ru-u2-ma
4. _1(u) 2(disz) udu-nita2_ a-sza-am _ka-bar u8# udu# hi-a_
5. sza a-qar-{d}na-bi-um a-na be-li2-ia
6. u2-sza-ab-ba-lam
7. _sza3-ba 2(disz) udu_ ak-ka-du-u2
8. _4(disz) udu_ x x x u2 u3 _6(disz) udu_ ku-uk-ka-al-lum
9. _sza3-ba 1(disz) u8_ ZU-UB-tu u3 _2(disz) u8_ ku-uk-ka-a [1(disz)? ...]
10. a-ri-a-tu
11. _1(u) 2(disz) u8 udu hi-a_ it-ti a-qar-{d}na-bi-um
12. _sza3-ba 1(disz) udu ku-uk-ka-al x x [x] AZ-ZA
13. li-qe2-e-ma _1(u) 1(disz) udu_ [x]
14. a-na _e2_ i-na mu-szi szu-bi x
15. ma-am-ma-an la i-la-am-ma-ad#
reverse
1. ba-ru-tam a-na e-le babila2{ki}
2. ni-ir-ta-AB-BI-IZ-ma
3. u2-ul sza-al-ma
4. ar-ki _u4_-mi _dingir_ i-na ba-ru-ti
5. sza-li-im-tim it-ti a-qar-{d}na-bi-um
6. a-na babila2{ki} a-al-li-a-am
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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)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P373413
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P373413

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, 156
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 13127
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 22, 91

[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), 061-062

[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, 156

[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: Durand, Fs Silva Castillo (2009) p. 93-94

[sec99322] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-07-06 at 09:58:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-02 at 09:19:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-02 at 08:13:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-23 at 16:03:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-06-17 at 08:32:31	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 22, 91 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P373413.

VS 22, 91 artifact entry (No. P373413). (2025, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P373413 (Original work published 2007)

VS 22, 91 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P373413 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2025VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 6},
	title = {VS 22, 91 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P373413},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P373413},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P373413
LB  - CDLI:P373413
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - VS 22, 91 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P373413
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 22, 91 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P373413.

VS 22, 91 artifact entry (No. P373413). (2025, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P373413 (Original work published 2007)

VS 22, 91 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P373413 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2025VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 6},
	title = {VS 22, 91 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P373413},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P373413},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P373413
LB  - CDLI:P373413
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - VS 22, 91 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P373413
ER  -