VS 07, 125 (P372345)

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 06358

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(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_
2. _1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 |KI.KAL|_
3. _a-gar3_ li-mi-tum
4. i-ta _a-sza3_ ARAD2-ku-bi _dumu_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi
5. _a-sza3_ hu-za-lum _ugula gidri dumu_ be-el-szu-nu
6. _ki_ hu-za-lum
7. be-el _a-sza3_
8. {disz}be-li2-ia-tum _ugula gidri dumu_ ku-ub-bu-tum
9. u3 hu-za-lum be-el _a-sza3_
10. a-na er-re-szu-tim a-na _tab-ba_
11. _a-sza3 ab-sin2_ a-na _gu2-un a-sza3 |KI.KAL|_
12. a-na te-ep-ti-tim a-na _mu 2(disz)-kam_
13. _ib2-ta-an-e3-mesz_
14. a-wi-lum ma-la a-wi-lim
15. ma-na-ah-tam i-sza-ak-ka-nu
16. _u4 buru14 a-sza3_ i-sza-ad-da-du-ma
17. _1(bur3) GAN2-e 8(asz) sze gur gu2-un a-sza3 ab-sin2_
18. _1(iku) GAN2 1(barig) sze-ta-am3_
19. _gu2-un a-sza3 |KI.KAL|
reverse
1. _mu 2(disz)-kam i3-ag2-e-mesz_
2. i-na sza-lu-usz-tim sza-at-tim
3. a-na _gu2-un_ i-ir-ru-bu
4. a-di _a-sza3 |KI.KAL|_ u2-pa-at-tu-u2
5. _a-sza3 ab-sin2_ i-na qa2-ti-szu-nu-ma
6. sze-am sza ib-ba-asz-szu-u2
7. a-wi-lum ma-la a-wi-lim i-zu-uz-zu
8. _sza3 gu2-un a-sza3_-szu
9. _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-na qa2-ti be-li2-ia-tum _ugula gidri_
10. {disz}hu-za-lum be-el _a-sza3_ ma-hi-ir
11. _igi_ i-din-{d}urasz _dumu_ pir-hu-um
12. _igi_ {d}utu-ma-gir _dumu_ a-ga-ap-ta-e
13. _igi_ {d}utu-ib-ni _dub-sar_
blank space
14. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(u)-kam_
15. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e {uruda}ki-lugal-gub ib2-diri-ga me-te ne-sag-ga2_
seal 1
1. hu-za-[lum]
2. dumu be-el-szu-[nu]
3. ARAD {d}x-[...]
seal 2
1. [...]-{d}[x]
2. [dumu] a-na-{d}[x]
3. [ARAD {d}]nin-szubur

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.17.02.10
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P372345
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P372345

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 06358
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 7, 125

[Ungnad1909VS7] Ungnad, Arthur. 1909. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin 7. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: HG 3, no. 657

[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
2021-05-13 at 09:22:58	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, 125 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372345.

VS 07, 125 artifact entry (No. P372345). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372345

VS 07, 125 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372345 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 07, 125 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372345},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372345},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P372345
LB  - CDLI:P372345
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - VS 07, 125 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372345
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 07, 125 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372345.

VS 07, 125 artifact entry (No. P372345). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372345

VS 07, 125 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372345 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 07, 125 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372345},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372345},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P372345
LB  - CDLI:P372345
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - VS 07, 125 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372345
ER  -