VS 08, 001 & 002 (P372425)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 00915 & VAT 00916

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Sumu-abum.03.00.00
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P372425
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P372425

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 00915 & VAT 00916
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 8, 1 & 2

[Ungnad1909VS8] Ungnad, Arthur. 1909. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin 8. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: AoF 16, p.253-356, p. 255 no. 1

[Klengel-Brandt1989VS7-9] Klengel-Brandt, Evelyn. 1989. “Altbabylonische Siegelabrollungen (VS VII-IX).” Altorientalische Forschungen 16: 253–356.

(seals)
history: KB 4, p. 10

[Peiser1896KB4] Peiser, Felix E. 1896. Keilinschriftliche Bibliothek.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 08, 001 & 002 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372425.

VS 08, 001 & 002 artifact entry (No. P372425). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372425

VS 08, 001 & 002 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372425 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 08, 001 & 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372425},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372425},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P372425
LB  - CDLI:P372425
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - VS 08, 001 & 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372425
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 08, 001 & 002 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372425.

VS 08, 001 & 002 artifact entry (No. P372425). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372425

VS 08, 001 & 002 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372425 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 08, 001 & 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372425},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372425},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P372425
LB  - CDLI:P372425
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - VS 08, 001 & 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372425
ER  -