VS 09, 004 (P372538)

Legal tablet 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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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 00804

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

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tablet
obverse
1. _2(barig) 2(ban2) sze_ na-asz-pa-ku-tum
2. _masz2 nu-tuku_
3. _ki_ il-ta-ni _lukur {d}utu_
4. _dumu-munus_ szar-ri-im
5. {disz}{d}suen-a-bu-szu
6. _dumu_ i-ba-lu-ut,
7. _szu ba-an-ti_
8. _u4 buru14-sze3_
9. _iti_ sza-an-du-tim
reverse
1. sze-am a-na na-asz-pa-ak
2. il-qu2-u2 u2-ta-ar
3. [...] x [...]
4. _dumu#_ dingir#-szu#-ba-ni
5. _igi_ ka-lu-mu-um
6. _dumu_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu
7. _igi_ sig-e2-a _dub-sar_
left
1. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_
2. _mu alan {d}inanna ki-bala-masz-da3{ki}_
seal 1
  Klengel-Brandt, AoF 16 (1989) 292-294 nr. 38a
  (uninscribed)
seal 2
  Klengel-Brandt, AoF 16 (1989) 292-294 nr. 38b
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ i-din-{d}utu

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
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  • primary: VS 9, 4

    [Ungnad1909VS9] Ungnad, Arthur. 1909. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin 9. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: AoF 16, p.253-356, p. 292 no. 38

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

    (seals)

  • history: BAP, 24

    [Meissner1893BAP] Meissner, Bruno. 1893. Beiträge Zum Altbabylonischen Privatrecht. Assyriologische Bibliothek 11. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 00804
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-05-24 at 10:30:49 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“VS 09, 004 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372538.
VS 09, 004 artifact entry (No. P372538). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372538
VS 09, 004 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372538 (Accessed: May 6, 2025).
@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-06]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 09, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372538},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372538},
}


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