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

Lineart

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)
Dates Referenced	Cambyses2.05.08.19 525 BC
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P371602
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	Reviewer	Status
2024-11-26 at 15:49:27	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-14 at 08:03:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-14 at 07:39:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other 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	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

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  -