VS 13, 051 (P373740)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 03877

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(barig) [...] x
2. a-[na ...]-x
3. _lu2_ x-[...]{ki}
4. _lu2 ugula mar#-[tu_ x]-x{ki#}
5. u3 a-hi-a-tim
reverse
1. _zi-ga_
2. _sza3 e2_ a-si-ri
3. _nig2-szu_ {d}suen-sze-mi
single ruling
4. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_
5. _mu_ ri-im-{d}a-nu-um _lugal-e unu{ki} u3 a2-dam-bi_

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

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Rim-Anum.02.05.16 unu{ki} u3 a2-dam-bi
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P373740
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P373740

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 03877
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 13, 51

[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. 1847

[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 15:18:17	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-09-28 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 13, 051 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 28, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P373740.

VS 13, 051 artifact entry (No. P373740). (2007, September 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P373740

VS 13, 051 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P373740 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 28},
	title = {VS 13, 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P373740},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P373740},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/28/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P373740
LB  - CDLI:P373740
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - VS 13, 051 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P373740
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 13, 051 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 28, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P373740.

VS 13, 051 artifact entry (No. P373740). (2007, September 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P373740

VS 13, 051 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P373740 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 28},
	title = {VS 13, 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P373740},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P373740},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/28/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P373740
LB  - CDLI:P373740
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - VS 13, 051 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P373740
ER  -