VS 06, 324 (P372219)

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 02035

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (lease lease of prebendary duties)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

32.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (lease lease of prebendary duties)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	date lost; the protagonist, Iddin-Nabu, is known to have been active between 544 and 500 BC
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P372219
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P372219

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	32.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 21.0 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 02035
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 6, 324

[Ungnad1908VS6] Ungnad, Arthur. 1908. Neubabylonische Kontrakte Und Sonstige Urkunden. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 6. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Nappahu, 043

[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: NRV, 613

[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	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
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, 324 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P372219.

VS 06, 324 artifact entry (No. P372219). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372219 (Original work published 2007)

VS 06, 324 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372219 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {VS 06, 324 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372219},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372219},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P372219
LB  - CDLI:P372219
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - VS 06, 324 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372219
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 06, 324 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P372219.

VS 06, 324 artifact entry (No. P372219). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372219 (Original work published 2007)

VS 06, 324 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372219 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {VS 06, 324 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372219},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372219},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P372219
LB  - CDLI:P372219
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - VS 06, 324 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372219
ER  -