VS 04, 079 (P371603)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 00051

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (concerns a widow's settlement)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 61.0 mm × 18.0 mm

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 42.0 high × 61.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Legal (concerns a widow's settlement)
  • Language(s): Akkadian


  • primary: VS 4, 79

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

  • history: Nappahu, 032

    [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, 130

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

  • history: AOAT 398, O.112

    [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, 29

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

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  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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  • Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Cambyses2. 05.08.19
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-26 at 15:49:27 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-14 at 08:03:16 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-14 at 07:40:40 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-14 at 07:34:11 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“VS 04, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P371603.
VS 04, 079 artifact entry (No. P371603). (2024, November 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371603 (Original work published 2007)
VS 04, 079 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371603 (Accessed: July 29, 2025).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 26},
	title = {VS 04, 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371603},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371603},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P371603
LB  - CDLI:P371603
M1  - 2025/7/29/
TI  - VS 04, 079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371603
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“VS 04, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P371603.
VS 04, 079 artifact entry (No. P371603). (2024, November 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371603 (Original work published 2007)
VS 04, 079 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371603 (Accessed: July 29, 2025).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 26},
	title = {VS 04, 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371603},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371603},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P371603
LB  - CDLI:P371603
M1  - 2025/7/29/
TI  - VS 04, 079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371603
ER  - 
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