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

Cite

Lineart

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)

Measurements

Text

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P372231
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P372231

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 06305
Accession Number

References

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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2021-05-14 at 12:09:53	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 26, 2026).

@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	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  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - VS 07, 005 & 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372231
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 26, 2026).

@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	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  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - VS 07, 005 & 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372231
ER  -