VS 03, 086 (P371375)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 01930 + 02012 + 02061

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (promissory note promissory note for assessed rent in dates)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (promissory note promissory note for assessed rent in dates)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Cambyses2.07.07.01 523 BC
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P371375
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P371375

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	42.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive	Nappahu
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 01930 + 02012 + 02061
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Achemenet (Achemenet)	4245492

References

primary: NRV, 484

[SanNicolò1935-1937NRV] San Nicolò, Mariano, and Arthur Ungnad. 1935-1937. Neubabylonische Rechts- Und Verwaltungsurkunden. Leipzig : J.C. Hinrichs.
primary: VS 3, 86

[Ungnad1907VS3] Ungnad, Arthur. 1907. Neubabylonische Kontrakte. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 3. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Nappahu, 165

[Baker2004Nappahu] Baker, Heather D. 2004. The Archive of the Nappahu Family. Vol. 30. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft. Wien: Institut für Orientalistik der Universität Wien.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-04-26 at 14:31:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-04-26 at 09:39:02	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-14 at 07:34:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2022-11-09 at 23:54:29	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Lafont, Bertrand; Rattenborg, Rune	Achemenet	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 03, 086 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 26, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P371375.

VS 03, 086 artifact entry (No. P371375). (2026, April 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371375 (Original work published 2007)

VS 03, 086 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371375 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2026VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 26},
	title = {VS 03, 086 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371375},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371375},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/26/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P371375
LB  - CDLI:P371375
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - VS 03, 086 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371375
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 03, 086 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 26, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P371375.

VS 03, 086 artifact entry (No. P371375). (2026, April 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371375 (Original work published 2007)

VS 03, 086 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371375 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2026VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 26},
	title = {VS 03, 086 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371375},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371375},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/26/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P371375
LB  - CDLI:P371375
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - VS 03, 086 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371375
ER  -