VS 05, 118 (P371852)

Tablet 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 04549

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

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.08.06b.25
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P371852
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P371852

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 04549
Accession Number

References

primary: NRV, 91

[SanNicolò1935-1937NRV] San Nicolò, Mariano, and Arthur Ungnad. 1935-1937. Neubabylonische Rechts- Und Verwaltungsurkunden. Leipzig : J.C. Hinrichs.
primary: VS 5, 118

[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. 26

[Graziani1986Serse] Graziani, Simonetta. 1986. I Testi Mesopotamici Datati al Regno Di Serse (485-465 a.C.). Supplement 47 to AION 46/2. Rome.
history: AfO 50 (pp. 150-173), 169 & n. 76

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

noting collation of date

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
2026-01-21 at 18:22:32	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, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 05, 118 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 26, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P371852.

VS 05, 118 artifact entry (No. P371852). (2026, April 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371852 (Original work published 2007)

VS 05, 118 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371852 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

@misc{2026VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 26},
	title = {VS 05, 118 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371852},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371852},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/26/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P371852
LB  - CDLI:P371852
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - VS 05, 118 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371852
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 05, 118 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 26, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P371852.

VS 05, 118 artifact entry (No. P371852). (2026, April 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371852 (Original work published 2007)

VS 05, 118 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371852 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

@misc{2026VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 26},
	title = {VS 05, 118 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371852},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371852},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/26/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P371852
LB  - CDLI:P371852
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - VS 05, 118 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371852
ER  -