VS 04, 078 (P371602)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 00118

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Judicial > Oaths (record of oath)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s) Judicial > Oaths (record of oath)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P371602

Physical information

drawing on left edge

Artifact type Tablet
drawing on left edge
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 00118
Accession Number

References

  • primary: VS 4, 78

    [Ungnad1907VS4] Ungnad, Arthur. 1907. Neubabylonische Kontrakte. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 4. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: Nappahu, 033

    [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: BV, 033

    [Peiser1890BV] Peiser, Felix E. 1890. Babylonische Verträge Des Berliner Museums.

  • history: AOAT 398, O.111

    [Sandowicz2012AOAT398] Sandowicz, Malgorzata. 2012. Oaths and Curses: A Study in Neo- and Late Babylonian Legal Formulary. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 398. Ugarit-Verlag, Munster.

  • history: NRV, 28

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-26 at 15:49:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 08:03:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 07:39:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 07:34:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 04, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P371602.
VS 04, 078 artifact entry (No. P371602). (2024, November 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371602 (Original work published 2007)
VS 04, 078 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371602 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 26},
	title = {VS 04, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371602},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371602},
}

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TI  - VS 04, 078 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“VS 04, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P371602.
VS 04, 078 artifact entry (No. P371602). (2024, November 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371602 (Original work published 2007)
VS 04, 078 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371602 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 26},
	title = {VS 04, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371602},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371602},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P371602
LB  - CDLI:P371602
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - VS 04, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371602
ER  - 
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