VS 15, 04 (P342457)

Legal tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 09185

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Sale of shares in kiri hallatu prebend)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

98.0 mm × 88.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (Sale of shares in kiri hallatu prebend)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced	HE.SE.036.01.12
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P342457
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P342457

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	98.0 mm × 88.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 09185
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 15, 4

[Schroeder1916VS15] Schroeder, Otto. 1916. Kontrakte Der Seleukidenzeit Aus Warka. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 15. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Prebende templari, 410-411

[Corò2005Prebendetemplari] Corò, Paola. 2005. Prebende Templari in Età Seleucide. HANE/M 8. Padova : Sargon.
history: Funck, 1984, 252-255

[Funck1984] 1984.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-12 at 13:15:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-12 at 13:11:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-12 at 13:08:36	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2006-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Pearce, Laurie E.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 15, 04 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P342457.

VS 15, 04 artifact entry (No. P342457). (2024, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342457 (Original work published 2006)

VS 15, 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342457 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342457},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“VS 15, 04 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P342457.

VS 15, 04 artifact entry (No. P342457). (2024, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342457 (Original work published 2006)

VS 15, 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342457 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 12},
	title = {VS 15, 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342457},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342457},
}

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PY  - 2024
ID  - P342457
LB  - CDLI:P342457
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - VS 15, 04 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342457
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