VS 05, 093 (P371827)

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 00372

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale of slave)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

50.0 mm × 70.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (sale of slave)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.20.12.16 501 BC
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P371827
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P371827

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	50.0 mm × 70.0 mm × 26.0 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 00372
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 5, 93

[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, 179b

[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, 081

[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, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 05, 093 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P371827.

VS 05, 093 artifact entry (No. P371827). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371827 (Original work published 2007)

VS 05, 093 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371827 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {VS 05, 093 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371827},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371827},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“VS 05, 093 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P371827.

VS 05, 093 artifact entry (No. P371827). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371827 (Original work published 2007)

VS 05, 093 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371827 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {VS 05, 093 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371827},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371827},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P371827
LB  - CDLI:P371827
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - VS 05, 093 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371827
ER  -