VS 06, 090 (P371985)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 00091

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (dowry conversion)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

54.0 mm × 85.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (dowry conversion)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabonidus.--.05.06. 556–539 BC
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P371985
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P371985

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	54.0 mm × 85.0 mm × 19.0 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 00091
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 6, 90

[Ungnad1908VS6] Ungnad, Arthur. 1908. Neubabylonische Kontrakte Und Sonstige Urkunden. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 6. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Nappahu, 018a

[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, 010

[Peiser1890BV] Peiser, Felix E. 1890. Babylonische Verträge Des Berliner Museums.
history: NRV, 014

[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	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-19 at 10:07:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-14 at 08:03:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-14 at 07:39:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
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 06, 090 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P371985.

VS 06, 090 artifact entry (No. P371985). (2025, November 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371985 (Original work published 2007)

VS 06, 090 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371985 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2025VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 19},
	title = {VS 06, 090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371985},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371985},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/19/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P371985
LB  - CDLI:P371985
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - VS 06, 090 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371985
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 06, 090 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P371985.

VS 06, 090 artifact entry (No. P371985). (2025, November 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371985 (Original work published 2007)

VS 06, 090 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371985 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2025VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 19},
	title = {VS 06, 090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371985},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371985},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/19/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P371985
LB  - CDLI:P371985
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - VS 06, 090 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371985
ER  -