VS 06, 265 (P372160)

Tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), 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 00192

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Xerxes.04.12b.-- ?
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P372160
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P372160

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Archive	Ebabbar
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 00192
Accession Number

References

primary: NRV, 888

[SanNicolò1935-1937NRV] San Nicolò, Mariano, and Arthur Ungnad. 1935-1937. Neubabylonische Rechts- Und Verwaltungsurkunden. Leipzig : J.C. Hinrichs.
primary: VS 6, 265

[Ungnad1908VS6] Ungnad, Arthur. 1908. Neubabylonische Kontrakte Und Sonstige Urkunden. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 6. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
citation: Parker/Dubberstein, p. 4 n.10; p. 8

[Parker1956Chronology] Parker, Richard Anthony, and Waldo H. Dubberstein. 1956. Babylonian Chronology 626 B.C.-A.D. 75. Vol. 19. Brown University Studies. Providence, Rhode Island : Brown University Press.

suggests allocation to Xerxes based on intercalation

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-04-29 at 18:54:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-04-27 at 11:01:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-01-09 at 16:51:15	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-01-01 at 20:07:00	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 06, 265 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 29, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P372160.

VS 06, 265 artifact entry (No. P372160). (2026, April 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372160 (Original work published 2007)

VS 06, 265 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372160 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

@misc{2026VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 29},
	title = {VS 06, 265 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372160},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372160},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/29/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P372160
LB  - CDLI:P372160
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - VS 06, 265 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372160
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 06, 265 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 29, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P372160.

VS 06, 265 artifact entry (No. P372160). (2026, April 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372160 (Original work published 2007)

VS 06, 265 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372160 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

@misc{2026VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 29},
	title = {VS 06, 265 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372160},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372160},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/29/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P372160
LB  - CDLI:P372160
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - VS 06, 265 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372160
ER  -