VS 05, 078 (P371812)

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 01960 + VAT 01970 + VAT 02099 + 3615

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

46.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 22.0 mm

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 46.0 high × 58.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • primary: VS 5, 78

    [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, 101

    [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, 128

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

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  • Museum No.: VAT 01960 + VAT 01970 + VAT 02099 + 3615
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  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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  • Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Darius1.15.05.02?
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 05, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P371812.
VS 05, 078 artifact entry (No. P371812). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371812 (Original work published 2007)
VS 05, 078 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371812 (Accessed: May 9, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {VS 05, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371812},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371812},
}


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