VS 06, 104 (P371999)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), 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 00106

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (lease lease of baker's and brewer's prebends)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

41.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (lease lease of baker's and brewer's prebends)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Cyrus2.08.08.07 531 BC
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P371999
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P371999

Physical information

sealed on the centre of the lower edge, with a drawing to the left of the sealing

Artifact type	Tablet sealed on the centre of the lower edge, with a drawing to the left of the sealing
Dimensions	41.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 16.0 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 00106
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 6, 104

[Ungnad1908VS6] Ungnad, Arthur. 1908. Neubabylonische Kontrakte Und Sonstige Urkunden. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 6. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Nappahu, 042

[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, 023

[Peiser1890BV] Peiser, Felix E. 1890. Babylonische Verträge Des Berliner Museums.
history: NRV, 586

[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
2025-12-18 at 19:39:23	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, 104 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P371999.

VS 06, 104 artifact entry (No. P371999). (2025, December 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371999 (Original work published 2007)

VS 06, 104 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371999 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2025VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 18},
	title = {VS 06, 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371999},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371999},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/18/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P371999
LB  - CDLI:P371999
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - VS 06, 104 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371999
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 06, 104 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P371999.

VS 06, 104 artifact entry (No. P371999). (2025, December 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P371999 (Original work published 2007)

VS 06, 104 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P371999 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2025VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 18},
	title = {VS 06, 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P371999},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P371999},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/18/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P371999
LB  - CDLI:P371999
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - VS 06, 104 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P371999
ER  -