VS 15, 05 (P342458)

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 09184

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Sale of house and building plot in (broken) gate district)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

101.0 mm × 71.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (Sale of house and building plot in (broken) gate district)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced	HE.SE.037.12.12
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P342458
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P342458

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	101.0 mm × 71.0 mm × 28.0 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 09184
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 15, 5

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2006-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Pearce, Laurie E.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 15, 05 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P342458.

VS 15, 05 artifact entry (No. P342458). (2006, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342458

VS 15, 05 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342458 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).

@misc{2006VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {VS 15, 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342458},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342458},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/7/11/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P342458
LB  - CDLI:P342458
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - VS 15, 05 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342458
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 15, 05 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P342458.

VS 15, 05 artifact entry (No. P342458). (2006, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342458

VS 15, 05 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342458 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).

@misc{2006VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {VS 15, 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342458},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342458},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/7/11/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P342458
LB  - CDLI:P342458
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - VS 15, 05 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342458
ER  -