VS 07, 143 (P372363)

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 06407

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. _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar#_ a-na _sze-gesz-i3_
2. _ki_ {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni _szu-i_
3. a-na qa2-be2-e hu-za-lum _dam-gar3_
4. {disz}ARAD2-ku-bi _dumu_ sza-al-lu-rum
5. _szu ba-an-ti_
6. _u4 buru14-sze3 sze-gesz-i3_
7. _ganba_ ib-ba-szu-u2
8. _sze-gesz-i3 i3-ag2-e_
reverse
1. _igi_ dingir-li-ba-asz _dumu_ lu2-i3-li2
2. _igi_ {d}na-na-a-ib-ni
3. _dumu_ {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni
blank space
4. _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 8(disz)-kam_
5. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _{uruda}ki-lugal-gub du10-bi i3-musz3-a_
seal 1
1. ARAD-ku#-[bi]
2. dumu sza-al#-[lu-rum]
3. ARAD {d}sza-[...]

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.18.06.08
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P372363
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P372363

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 06407
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 7, 143

[Ungnad1909VS7] Ungnad, Arthur. 1909. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin 7. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: HG 3, no. 213

[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 15:02:51	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, 143 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372363.

VS 07, 143 artifact entry (No. P372363). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372363

VS 07, 143 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372363 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 07, 143 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372363},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372363},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P372363
LB  - CDLI:P372363
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - VS 07, 143 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372363
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 07, 143 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372363.

VS 07, 143 artifact entry (No. P372363). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372363

VS 07, 143 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372363 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 07, 143 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372363},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372363},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P372363
LB  - CDLI:P372363
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - VS 07, 143 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372363
ER  -