VS 07, 070 & 071 (P372293)

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 06307

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. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _sza3 ku3-babbar igi-sa2_ {d}urasz-mu-sza-lim
3. sza _mu_ am-ma-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e mu gibil egir {gesz}tukul# {d}utu {d}en-lil2-bi-da-a-asz_
4. _mu-kux(DU)_ {d}urasz-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ i-na-pa-le-szu
5. nam-har-ti
reverse
1. {disz}na-ka-rum de-ki-i#
2. _igi_ qa2-ar-du _dumu_ i-din-{d}la-ga-ma-al
3. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu _dub-sar_
blank space
4. _iti szu-numun-a u4 1(u)-kam_
5. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e mu gibil egir {gesz}tukul {d}utu# {d}en-lil2-bi-da-asz_
envelope
obverse
1. ka#-ni-ik#
2. _[1(disz)] gin2 ku3-babbar_
3. _mu-kux(DU)_ {d}urasz-mu-sza-lim
4. nam-har-ti na-ka-rum
blank space
reverse
broken
seal 1
1. qa2-ar-du-um
2. dumu i-din-{d#}[x]
3. ARAD {d}[...]
seal 2
1. {d}nin-x-[...]
2. u3# {d}[...]

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	Ammi-saduqa.03.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P372293
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P372293

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 06307
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 7, 70 & 71

[Ungnad1909VS7] Ungnad, Arthur. 1909. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin 7. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: HG 3, no. 114

[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
2021-05-15 at 08:26:27	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, 070 & 071 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372293.

VS 07, 070 & 071 artifact entry (No. P372293). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372293

VS 07, 070 & 071 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372293 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 07, 070 & 071 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372293},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372293},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P372293
LB  - CDLI:P372293
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - VS 07, 070 & 071 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372293
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 07, 070 & 071 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372293.

VS 07, 070 & 071 artifact entry (No. P372293). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372293

VS 07, 070 & 071 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372293 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 07, 070 & 071 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372293},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372293},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P372293
LB  - CDLI:P372293
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - VS 07, 070 & 071 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372293
ER  -