VS 04, 165 (P371688)

Legal 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 00376

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (promissory note promissory note for silver with land as security)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

44.0 mm × 59.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (promissory note promissory note for silver with land as security)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.26.09.10 496 BC
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P371688
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P371688

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	44.0 mm × 59.0 mm × 20.0 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 00376
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 4, 165

[Ungnad1907VS4] Ungnad, Arthur. 1907. Neubabylonische Kontrakte. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 4. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Nappahu, 236

[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: NRV, 332

[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
2024-07-14 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, 165 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P371688.

VS 04, 165 artifact entry (No. P371688). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371688 (Original work published 2007)

VS 04, 165 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371688 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {VS 04, 165 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371688},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371688},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“VS 04, 165 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P371688.

VS 04, 165 artifact entry (No. P371688). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371688 (Original work published 2007)

VS 04, 165 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371688 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {VS 04, 165 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371688},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371688},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P371688
LB  - CDLI:P371688
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - VS 04, 165 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371688
ER  -