VS 09, 042 & 043 (P372572)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 00644

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	Hammurapi.31.04.02
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 013916 (composite) (P516930)	S013916	-	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Hammurapi.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 013917 (composite) (P516931)	S013917	-	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Hammurapi.00.00.00
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P372572
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P372572

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 00644
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 9, 42 & 43

[Ungnad1909VS9] Ungnad, Arthur. 1909. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin 9. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: AoF 16, p.253-356, p. 305 no. 51

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

(seals)

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 09, 042 & 043 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372572.

VS 09, 042 & 043 artifact entry (No. P372572). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372572

VS 09, 042 & 043 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372572 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 09, 042 & 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372572},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372572},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P372572
LB  - CDLI:P372572
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - VS 09, 042 & 043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372572
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 09, 042 & 043 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372572.

VS 09, 042 & 043 artifact entry (No. P372572). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372572

VS 09, 042 & 043 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372572 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 09, 042 & 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372572},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372572},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P372572
LB  - CDLI:P372572
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - VS 09, 042 & 043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372572
ER  -