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VS 06, 178 (P372073)

Tablet excavated in Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud), 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 04392

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

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Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Related publications

primary: VS 6, 178

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

lists as Aksimaksu.acc.11.09
history: Graziani Serse, no. 5

[Graziani1986Serse] Graziani, Simonetta. 1986. I Testi Mesopotamici Datati al Regno Di Serse (485-465 a.C.). Supplement 47 to AION 46/2. Rome.
citation: AfO 50 (pp. 150-173), 168

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

lists as Xerxes.acc.11.09

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Museum No.: VAT 04392
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Provenience

Provenience: Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)
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Chronology

Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced: Xerxes.acc.11.09; Aksimaksu.acc.11.09
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-01-03 at 19:13:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2026-01-01 at 20:07:00	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2025-08-17 at 07:52:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2025-08-16 at 16:00:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

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Cite this Artifact

“VS 06, 178 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P372073.

VS 06, 178 artifact entry (No. P372073). (2026, January 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372073 (Original work published 2007)

VS 06, 178 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372073 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).

@misc{2026VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-15]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 3},
	title = {VS 06, 178 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372073},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372073},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/3/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P372073
LB  - CDLI:P372073
M1  - 2026/1/15/
TI  - VS 06, 178 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372073
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 06, 178 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P372073.

VS 06, 178 artifact entry (No. P372073). (2026, January 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372073 (Original work published 2007)

VS 06, 178 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372073 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).

@misc{2026VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-15]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 3},
	title = {VS 06, 178 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372073},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372073},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/3/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P372073
LB  - CDLI:P372073
M1  - 2026/1/15/
TI  - VS 06, 178 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372073
ER  -