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VDI 1955/4, 3 (P342448)

Legal tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

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Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

Erm 15568

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Sale of developed property Irigal, between the gardens)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

78.0 mm × 84.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Collections

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 78.0 high × 84.0 wide × 29.0 thick
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Join Information:
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Seal information:
AUWE 19, 0188:B, B1; AUWE 19, 0869, B2; AUWE 19, 0755:O, B3; AUWE 19, 0657, L1; W 1100:O, R1; AUWE 19, 0114:G, R2; AUWE 19, 0696:T, R3; AUWE 19, 0096:G, R4; AUWE 19, 0152:F, T1; AUWE 19, 0237:E, T2; AUWE 19, 0755:N, T3
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal (Sale of developed property Irigal, between the gardens)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

history: VDI 1955/4, 146-148, pl. 4

[Sarkisian1955VDI1955/4] Sarkisian, Gagik Kh. 1955. Vestnik Drevnej Istorii 1955 (4).
history: van der Spek Land Ownership, 204-208

[VanderSpek1995LandOwnership] Spek, Robartus J. van der. 1995. “Land Ownership in Babylonian Cuneiform Documents.” In Legal Documents of the Hellenistic World, 173–245.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Erm 15568
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
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Chronology

Period: Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced: HE.SE.159.11.20
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-30 at 13:50:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-02 at 16:18:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2006-07-27 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Pearce, Laurie E.	CDLI	approved

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Cite this Artifact

“VDI 1955/4, 3 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P342448.

VDI 1955/4, 3 artifact entry (No. P342448). (2024, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342448 (Original work published 2006)

VDI 1955/4, 3 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342448 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
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	title = {VDI 1955/4, 3 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342448},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“VDI 1955/4, 3 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P342448.

VDI 1955/4, 3 artifact entry (No. P342448). (2024, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342448 (Original work published 2006)

VDI 1955/4, 3 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342448 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {VDI 1955/4, 3 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342448},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342448},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P342448
LB  - CDLI:P342448
M1  - 2026/1/19/
TI  - VDI 1955/4, 3 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342448
ER  -