VS 04, 085 (P371609)

Receipt 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 00122

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (receipt receipt for silver, a gift)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

38.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative > Receipt (receipt receipt for silver, a gift)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Bardiya.acc.03.06 522 BC
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P371609
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P371609

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	38.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 16.0 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 00122
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 4, 85

[Ungnad1907VS4] Ungnad, Arthur. 1907. Neubabylonische Kontrakte. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 4. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Nappahu, 053

[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: Graziani Bardiya, no. 3

[Graziani1991Bardiya] Graziani, Simonetta. 1991. Testi Editi Ed Inediti Datati al Regno Di Bardiya (522 a.C.). Supplement 67 to AION 51/2. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale.
history: BV, 037

[Peiser1890BV] Peiser, Felix E. 1890. Babylonische Verträge Des Berliner Museums.
history: NRV, 24

[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
2026-01-21 at 09:45:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-21 at 15:35:27	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other 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, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 04, 085 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 21, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P371609.

VS 04, 085 artifact entry (No. P371609). (2026, January 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371609 (Original work published 2007)

VS 04, 085 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371609 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2026VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 21},
	title = {VS 04, 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371609},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371609},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/21/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P371609
LB  - CDLI:P371609
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - VS 04, 085 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371609
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 04, 085 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 21, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P371609.

VS 04, 085 artifact entry (No. P371609). (2026, January 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371609 (Original work published 2007)

VS 04, 085 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371609 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2026VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 21},
	title = {VS 04, 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371609},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371609},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/21/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P371609
LB  - CDLI:P371609
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - VS 04, 085 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371609
ER  -