VS 01, 105 (P282593)

Letter tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 05385

Period

Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Middle Assyrian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na {disz}...]
2. [u3 {disz}...-ma]
3. [{disz}... qi2-bi-ma]
4. um#?-ma# [{disz}...]
  single ruling
5. ta-ri-nu#? [...]
6. ni-ka-si [...]-ha#?
7. u3 aq-ti-bi#-[a-ku]-nu#
8. ma _sze_-am sza i-na# [_ugu_]-ku-nu
9. i-sza-ak-nu-ni is,-s,a
10. a#-di {disz}u-lugal-ni-sze-mesz
11. la e-be-ra#-a-ni
12. bi-la u4-ma
reverse
1. _sze_-am am-mar isz isz-tu
2. {iri-kur}hi-ir-di-isz
3. u3 {iri-kur}sa-ma-lu-ni
4. ta-asz2-szi-a-ni-ni
5. _9(disz) ansze sze_ i+na _ugu_-ku-nu#
6. ir-te-ah _7(disz) x [..._]
7. a-na _ugu_ {disz}u-lugal-[ni-sze-mesz]
8. bi-la la-qe2-am-ma#?
9. bi-it-qi-ku-nu i-[na?]
10. _sze_-am bi-la tup-pi [...]
11. sze-s,i-a-ni _sze_-am# [...]
12. li#-da?-na-ku-nu x [...]
13. a#-na# [...]
left
1. [i+na] a-ba-ti _e2#-gal_-lim
2. bi-la

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Middle Assyrian

Chronology

Period Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P282593

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 05385
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Text Corpus of Middle Assyrian (TCMA) P282593

References

  • primary: VS 1, 105

    [Delitzsch1907VS1] Delitzsch, Friedrich, Leopold Messerschmidt, and Arthur Ungnad. 1907. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 1. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: de Ridder & Zomer, AoF 43 (2016) 038-044

    [Ridder2016AoF43] Ridder, Jacob Jan de, and Elyze Zomer. 2016. “The Middle Assyrian Letter Order VS 1, 105 (VAT 5385).” Altorientalische Forschungen 43 (1–2): 38‒44.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-05 at 11:28:20 de Ridder, Jacob Jan Artifact metadata de Ridder, Jacob Jan de Ridder, Jacob Jan Approved View
2024-10-02 at 08:50:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-02 at 08:23:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-01 at 19:57:55 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2016-12-08 at 17:38:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-11-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“VS 01, 105 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P282593.
VS 01, 105 artifact entry (No. P282593). (2024, October 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P282593 (Original work published 2005)
VS 01, 105 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P282593 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 5},
	title = {VS 01, 105 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P282593},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P282593},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P282593
LB  - CDLI:P282593
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - VS 01, 105 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P282593
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 01, 105 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P282593.
VS 01, 105 artifact entry (No. P282593). (2024, October 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P282593 (Original work published 2005)
VS 01, 105 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P282593 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 5},
	title = {VS 01, 105 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P282593},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P282593},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P282593
LB  - CDLI:P282593
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - VS 01, 105 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P282593
ER  -
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