VS 07, 005 & 006 (P372231)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 06305

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Dilbat (mod. Deilam)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. {disz}ra-ma-tum _mu-ni-im_
2. _dumu-munus_ szu-{d}nisaba
3. {disz}ra-ma-tum [ma-ra-as]-su2
4. a-na e-hi-il-ti [szu-{d}nisaba a-bi-sza]
5. _1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ isz-qu2#-[ul]
6. asz-szum _1/3(disz) ma-na _ku3#-[babbar]_
7. {disz}ra-ma-tum
8. a-na e-hi-il!-ti szu-{d}nisaba
9. a-bi-sza isz-qu2-lu
10. _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a_
11. _da e2_ {d}suen-im-ma-tim
12. u3 _da <<e2>> sila_
13. _sag-bi bad3_
14. _egir-<bi> e2_ lu-sza-lim
reverse
1. {disz}szu-{d}nisaba
2. a-na ra-ma-tum ma-ar-ti#-szu#
3. id-di-in _u4-kur2-sze3_ {disz}szu-{d}nisaba
4. asz-sza-as-su2 a-ah-hu szu-{d}nisaba
5. u3 _dumu-mesz_ szu-{d}nisaba
6. a-na _e2_ a-na ra-ma-tum
7. u2-ul e-ra-ag-ga-mu
8. _mu_ {d}urasz u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _[lugal-e]_
9. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
10. _igi_ a-ah-hu-wa-aq-ru _dumu_ ip-qu2-sza
11. _igi_ dingir-na-s,ir _dumu_ da-ri-kum
12. _igi_ a-wi-il-dingir _dumu_ ARAD2-sa3
13. _igi_ ia-hi-dingir _dumu_ ip-qu2-sza
14. _igi_ {d}urasz-dingir _dumu_ a-hu-wa-qar
15. _igi_ er3-ra-gal-sze-me _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza#-[am]
16. _igi_ {d}urasz-mu-ba-li2-it, _dumu_ sin-im-[ma-tim]
17. _igi_ {d}nanna-tum _dub-sar_
18. _iti udru{duru5}_
19. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e [nig2]-si-sa2 in-gar_
envelope
1. {disz}[ra-ma-tum _mu-ni-im]_
2. _dumu-munus_ szu-{d}nisaba#
3. {disz}ra-ma-tum ma-ra-as-su2
4. a-na e-hi-il-ti
5. {disz}szu-{d}nisaba a-bi-sza
6. _1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ isz-qu2-ul
7. asz-szum _1/3(disz) ma-na _ku3-babbar_
8. {disz}ra-ma-tum
9. a-na e-hi-il-ti# szu#-{d}nisaba
10. a-bi-sza isz-qu2-lu
11. _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a_
12. _da e2_ {d}suen-im-ma-tim
13. u3 _da sila_
14. _sag-bi bad3_
15. _egir-bi e2_ lu-sza-lim
16. _e2_ szu-{d}nisaba
17. {disz}szu-{d}nisaba
18. a-na ra#-ma-tum
19. ma-[ar]-ti-szu#
20. id#-di-in#
reverse
1. _u4-kur2-sze3_ szu-{d}nisaba# [asz-sza-as-su2]
2. ah-hu szu-{d}[nisaba]
3. u3 _dumu-mesz_ szu-{d}[nisaba]
4. a-na _e2_ a-na ra#-ma#-tum
5. u2-ul e-ra-ag#-ga-mu
6. _mu_ {d}urasz u3# ha-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e_
7. _[in]-pa3-de3-mesz_
8. _[igi_ a-ah-hu]-wa-aq-ru _dumu_ ip-qu2-sza
9. _[igi_ dingir]-na-s,ir _dumu_ da-ri-kum
10. _[igi_ a-wi-il]-dingir _dumu_ ARAD2-sa3
11. _[igi_ ia]-hi#-dingir _dumu_ ip-qu2-sza
12. _[igi_ {d}urasz]-dingir _dumu_ a-hu-wa-qar
13. _[igi_ er3-ra]-gal#-sze-me _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
14. _[igi]_ {d}urasz-mu-ba-li2-it,
15. _[dumu_ {d}]suen#-im-ma-tim
16. _[igi_ ...] x [...]_
  rest broken
seal 1
1. a-ah-hu-wa-aq-ru
2. dumu ip-qu2-sza
3. ARAD AN {d}mar-tu
seal 2
1. dingir-na-s,i-ir
2. dumu da-ri-kum
3. ARAD {d}mar-tu

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
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  • primary: VS 7, 5 & 6

    [Ungnad1909VS7] Ungnad, Arthur. 1909. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin 7. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: HG 3, no. 460

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

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  • Museum No.: VAT 06305
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  • Provenience: Dilbat (mod. Deilam)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-05-14 at 12:09:53 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“VS 07, 005 & 006 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372231.
VS 07, 005 & 006 artifact entry (No. P372231). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372231
VS 07, 005 & 006 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372231 (Accessed: May 9, 2025).
@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-09]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 07, 005 & 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372231},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372231},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P372231
LB  - CDLI:P372231
M1  - 2025/5/9/
TI  - VS 07, 005 & 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372231
ER  -
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