VS 03, 169 (P371461)

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 02047

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

17.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 17.0 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	Darius1.--.06.-- 521–c. 498 BC
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P371461
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P371461

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	17.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 17.0 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 02047
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 3, 169

[Ungnad1907VS3] Ungnad, Arthur. 1907. Neubabylonische Kontrakte. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 3. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Nappahu, 160

[Baker2004Nappahu] Baker, Heather D. 2004. The Archive of the Nappahu Family. Vol. 30. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft. Wien: Institut für Orientalistik der Universität Wien.
history: NRV, 503

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-19 at 11:17:54	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
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 03, 169 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P371461.

VS 03, 169 artifact entry (No. P371461). (2025, December 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371461 (Original work published 2007)

VS 03, 169 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371461 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2025VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 19},
	title = {VS 03, 169 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371461},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371461},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/19/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P371461
LB  - CDLI:P371461
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - VS 03, 169 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371461
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 03, 169 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P371461.

VS 03, 169 artifact entry (No. P371461). (2025, December 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371461 (Original work published 2007)

VS 03, 169 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371461 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2025VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 19},
	title = {VS 03, 169 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371461},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371461},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/19/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P371461
LB  - CDLI:P371461
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - VS 03, 169 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371461
ER  -