VS 09, 216 & VS 09, 204 (P372721)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 01449 & VAT 01293

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)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [...] x x sza {d#}[...]
3'. [x] {d}utu-szar-ki-tim 1(disz) x [...]
4'. _1(disz) {na4}kinkin zi3-gu 1(disz) {na4}kinkin dabin_
5'. 6(disz) na-asz-pa-ku
6'. bu-szu-u2 u2-ni-tum _gesz-nu2 {gesz}gu-za_
7'. isz-tu pe2-e a-di _ku3-sig17_ zi-iz-ma
8'. mi-im-ma an-ni-im
9'. _ha-la_ erisz-ti-{d}a-a _lukur {d}utu_
10'. _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu
11'. it-ti _dumu-mesz_ inim-{d}nanna-gin7
12'. {disz}er3-ra-mu-ba-li2-it,
  rest broken
reverse
1. {disz}{d}utu-ba-ni _dumu-me_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu
2. u3 mu-ha-di-tum _dumu-munus_ dingir-pi4-{d}utu
3. i-zu-zu zi-zu ga-am-ru
4. isz-tu pe2-e a-di _ku3-sig17_
5. a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im
6. u2-ul# i-ra-ga-am
7. [...] x re-di wa-ar-ka-ti-sza
8. [...] x
9. [...] x
  rest broken
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
7'. [isz]-tu# pe2#-e# [a-di _ku3-sig17_ zi-iz-ma]
8'. [mi]-im#-ma an-ni-[im]
9'. [_ha-la_] erisz-ti-{d}a-a [_lukur {d}utu_]
10'. _dumu#-munus_ dingir-szu-i-bi-[szu]
11'. it#-ti _dumu-mesz_ inim-{d}nanna-gin7
12'. {[disz]}er3-ra-mu-ba-li2-it,#
1. {disz}{d}utu-ba-ni _dumu-mesz_ dingir-szu#-[i-bi-szu]
2. u3 mu-ha-di-tum _dumu-munus_ dingir#-[pi4-{d}utu]
3. i#-zu-zu zi-zu ga-am-ru
4. isz#-tu# pe2#-[e a-di _ku3-sig17_]
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: VS 9, 216

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

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 497-498

    [Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: VAT 01449 & VAT 01293
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2021-10-22 at 19:00:37 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. 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, 216 & VS 09, 204 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P372721.
VS 09, 216 & VS 09, 204 artifact entry (No. P372721). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372721 (Original work published 2007)
VS 09, 216 & VS 09, 204 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372721 (Accessed: July 26, 2025).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {VS 09, 216 & {VS} 09, 204 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372721},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372721},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P372721
LB  - CDLI:P372721
M1  - 2025/7/26/
TI  - VS 09, 216 & VS 09, 204 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372721
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“VS 09, 216 & VS 09, 204 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P372721.
VS 09, 216 & VS 09, 204 artifact entry (No. P372721). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372721 (Original work published 2007)
VS 09, 216 & VS 09, 204 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372721 (Accessed: July 26, 2025).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {VS 09, 216 & {VS} 09, 204 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372721},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372721},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P372721
LB  - CDLI:P372721
M1  - 2025/7/26/
TI  - VS 09, 216 & VS 09, 204 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372721
ER  - 
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