VS 05, 068 (P371802)

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 00138

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (lease lease of house)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

23.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (lease lease of house)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.05.08.09 ? 517/516 BC
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P371802
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P371802

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	23.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 19.0 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 00138
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 5, 68

[Ungnad1908VS5] Ungnad, Arthur. 1908. Neubabylonische Kontrakte Aus Der Zeit von Sanherib Bis Darius II. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 5. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Nappahu, 116

[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, 050

[Peiser1890BV] Peiser, Felix E. 1890. Babylonische Verträge Des Berliner Museums.
history: NRV, 121

[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
2025-12-19 at 15:52:28	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, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 05, 068 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P371802.

VS 05, 068 artifact entry (No. P371802). (2025, December 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371802 (Original work published 2007)

VS 05, 068 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371802 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2025VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 19},
	title = {VS 05, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371802},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371802},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/19/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P371802
LB  - CDLI:P371802
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - VS 05, 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371802
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 05, 068 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P371802.

VS 05, 068 artifact entry (No. P371802). (2025, December 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371802 (Original work published 2007)

VS 05, 068 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371802 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2025VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 19},
	title = {VS 05, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371802},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371802},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/19/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P371802
LB  - CDLI:P371802
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - VS 05, 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371802
ER  -