VS 03, 231 (P371523)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 02075

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (promissory note promissory note for dates)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

26.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (promissory note promissory note for dates)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain] Neo-Babylonian or early Achaemenid
Dates Referenced	date lost
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P371523
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P371523

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	26.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 15.0 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 02075
Accession Number

References

primary: NRV, 500

[SanNicolò1935-1937NRV] San Nicolò, Mariano, and Arthur Ungnad. 1935-1937. Neubabylonische Rechts- Und Verwaltungsurkunden. Leipzig : J.C. Hinrichs.
primary: VS 3, 231

[Ungnad1907VS3] Ungnad, Arthur. 1907. Neubabylonische Kontrakte. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 3. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Nappahu, 157

[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	Action
2026-04-26 at 09:39:02	Firth, Richard	Artifact 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, 231 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 26, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P371523.

VS 03, 231 artifact entry (No. P371523). (2026, April 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371523 (Original work published 2007)

VS 03, 231 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371523 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2026VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 26},
	title = {VS 03, 231 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371523},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371523},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/26/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P371523
LB  - CDLI:P371523
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - VS 03, 231 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371523
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 03, 231 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 26, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P371523.

VS 03, 231 artifact entry (No. P371523). (2026, April 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371523 (Original work published 2007)

VS 03, 231 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371523 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2026VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 26},
	title = {VS 03, 231 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371523},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371523},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/26/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P371523
LB  - CDLI:P371523
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - VS 03, 231 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371523
ER  -