VS 05, 116 (P371850)

Tablet excavated in Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud), 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 04932

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šamaš-erība.acc.07.21
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P371850
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P371850

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 04932
Accession Number

References

primary: NRV, 90

[SanNicolò1935-1937NRV] San Nicolò, Mariano, and Arthur Ungnad. 1935-1937. Neubabylonische Rechts- Und Verwaltungsurkunden. Leipzig : J.C. Hinrichs.
primary: VS 5, 116

[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.
citation: AfO 50 (pp. 150-173), 153

[Waerzeggers2003AfO50] Waerzeggers, Caroline. 2003-2004. “The Babylonian Revolts against Xerxes and the ‘End of Archives.’” Archiv Für Orientforschung 50: 150–73.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-04-26 at 18:43:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-12 at 13:45:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact 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, 116 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 26, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P371850.

VS 05, 116 artifact entry (No. P371850). (2026, April 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371850 (Original work published 2007)

VS 05, 116 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371850 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 26},
	title = {VS 05, 116 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371850},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371850},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/26/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P371850
LB  - CDLI:P371850
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - VS 05, 116 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371850
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 05, 116 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 26, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P371850.

VS 05, 116 artifact entry (No. P371850). (2026, April 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371850 (Original work published 2007)

VS 05, 116 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371850 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2026VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 26},
	title = {VS 05, 116 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371850},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371850},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/26/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P371850
LB  - CDLI:P371850
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - VS 05, 116 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371850
ER  -