VS 07, 001 (P372227)

Legal tablet excavated in Dilbat (mod. Deilam), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 06403

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Dilbat (mod. Deilam)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _[n]+2(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. _sag a-sza3_ ha-la-a-a
3. _sag a-sza3_ i-din-{d}urasz
4. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
5. _1(u) 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-la2_
6. _ki_ {d}urasz-ba-ni _dumu_ hi-lum
7. i-din-{d}la-ga-ma-al
8. _dumu_ i3-li2-am-ra-ni
9. _in-szi-sa10_
10. _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala_
11. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2_
12. __nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-dam_
13. _mu lugal-la2-bi in#?-pa3#?_
reverse
1. _in-pa3#-[de3-esz]_
2. a-na ba-aq-ri#-[szu i-za-az]
3. _igi_ <{d}>la-ga-ma#-[al-e-mu-qi2]
4. _igi_ e2-a-he2#-[gal2]
5. _igi_ {d}urasz-sza-du#-[ni]
6. _dumu-mesz!(|<ME>.ESZ|)_ hi-lum
7. _igi_ na-nu-um _dumu_ ga-ga-nu-um#
8. _igi_ isz-me-e2-a _dumu_ za-za-a
9. _igi_ zi-kur-ri-ia _dumu_ a-ga-a
10. _igi_ an-ni-dingir _dumu_ i3-li2-du-ri
11. _igi_ {d}suen-sze-mi _dub-sar_
12. _[iti gu4]-si-sa2 mu us2-sa [i7] {d}utu-he2-gal2 [ba-ba]-al_
seal 1
1. {d}[urasz-ba]-ni
2. [dumu hi-lum]
3. [(...)]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Sumu-la-el.02.02.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P372227
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P372227

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Dilbat (mod. Deilam)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 06403
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 7, 1

[Ungnad1909VS7] Ungnad, Arthur. 1909. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin 7. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: AoF 16, p.253-356, p. 256 no. 2

[Klengel-Brandt1989VS7-9] Klengel-Brandt, Evelyn. 1989. “Altbabylonische Siegelabrollungen (VS VII-IX).” Altorientalische Forschungen 16: 253–356.

(seals)
history: HG 3, no. 381

[Kohler1909HG3] Kohler, Josef, and Arthur Ungnad. 1909. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band III: Übersetzte Urkunden, Erläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2021-05-12 at 12:08:04	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 07, 001 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372227.

VS 07, 001 artifact entry (No. P372227). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372227

VS 07, 001 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372227 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 07, 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372227},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372227},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P372227
LB  - CDLI:P372227
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - VS 07, 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372227
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 07, 001 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372227.

VS 07, 001 artifact entry (No. P372227). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372227

VS 07, 001 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372227 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 07, 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372227},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372227},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P372227
LB  - CDLI:P372227
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - VS 07, 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372227
ER  -