VS 09, 123 (P372639)

Administrative 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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 01033

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) a-pil2-i3-li2-szu
2. 1(disz) {d}utu-szar-ki-tim
3. 1(disz) {d}iszkur-tukul-ti
4. 1(disz) e2-babbar-lu-mur
5. 1(disz) {d}bu-ne2-ne2-a-bi
6. 1(disz) ha-bil-ki-nu-um
7. 1(disz) {d}iszkur-na-s,ir
8. 1(disz) be-la-nu-um
reverse
1. 1(disz) u2-ba-ia-tum
2. 1(disz) {d}utu-us,-ra-an-ni
3. _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 2(u) 9(disz)-kam_
9. _mu bad3_ ma2-ri2{ki}

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)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Hammurapi.35.06.29
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P372639
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P372639

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 01033
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 9, 123

[Ungnad1909VS9] Ungnad, Arthur. 1909. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin 9. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Hiring Workers, no. 83

[Weitemeyer1962HiringWorkers] Weitemeyer, Mogens. 1962. Some Aspects of the Hiring of Workers in the Sippar Region at the Time of Hammurabi. Copenhagen: Munksgaard.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2018-10-29 at 09:40:20	Woestenburg, Els	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 09, 123 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372639.

VS 09, 123 artifact entry (No. P372639). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372639

VS 09, 123 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372639 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 09, 123 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372639},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372639},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P372639
LB  - CDLI:P372639
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - VS 09, 123 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372639
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 09, 123 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P372639.

VS 09, 123 artifact entry (No. P372639). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372639

VS 09, 123 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372639 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 09, 123 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372639},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372639},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P372639
LB  - CDLI:P372639
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - VS 09, 123 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372639
ER  -