VS 06, 049 (P371944)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 00457

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (promissory note promissory note for a sheep)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

33.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 15.0 mm

  • Artifact type: Tablet Artifact type comments:

    two seal impressions and a drawing on the lower obverse and another drawing on the left edge

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 33.0 high × 43.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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  • Artifact comments:

    two seal impressions and a drawing on the lower obverse and another drawing on the left edge

  • Genre(s): Legal (promissory note promissory note for a sheep)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: VS 6, 49

    [Ungnad1908VS6] Ungnad, Arthur. 1908. Neubabylonische Kontrakte Und Sonstige Urkunden. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 6. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: Nappahu, 002

    [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: BV, 125

    [Peiser1890BV] Peiser, Felix E. 1890. Babylonische Verträge Des Berliner Museums.

  • history: NRV, 236

    [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 00457
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  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-14 at 08:03:16 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-14 at 07:40:40 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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 06, 049 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P371944.
VS 06, 049 artifact entry (No. P371944). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371944 (Original work published 2007)
VS 06, 049 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371944 (Accessed: May 6, 2025).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {VS 06, 049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371944},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371944},
}


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