VS 05, 117 (P371851)

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 02703

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	Xerxes.acc.08.22
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P371851
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P371851

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 02703
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 5, 117

[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: Graziani Serse, no. 1

[Graziani1986Serse] Graziani, Simonetta. 1986. I Testi Mesopotamici Datati al Regno Di Serse (485-465 a.C.). Supplement 47 to AION 46/2. Rome.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-01-03 at 19:10:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-01-01 at 19:24:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-17 at 07:52:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-16 at 16:00:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 05, 117 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P371851.

VS 05, 117 artifact entry (No. P371851). (2026, January 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371851 (Original work published 2007)

VS 05, 117 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371851 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 3},
	title = {VS 05, 117 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371851},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371851},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“VS 05, 117 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P371851.

VS 05, 117 artifact entry (No. P371851). (2026, January 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371851 (Original work published 2007)

VS 05, 117 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371851 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

@misc{2026VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 3},
	title = {VS 05, 117 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371851},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371851},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/3/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P371851
LB  - CDLI:P371851
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - VS 05, 117 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371851
ER  -