VS 18, 017 (P373080)

Legal tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 05998

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2-kislah_
2. _da e2_ sza i-na _mu alan {gesz}tukul# sag3#-ge_
3. _ki iri#[{ki}_] i-sza-mu
4. u3 _da e#-sir2_
5. _sag-bi sila# dagal#-la_
6. _egir-bi_ ni#-di#-it _iri{ki}_
7. _e2 iri{ki}_
8. _ki_ dingir-szu-ib#-ni-szu ra-bi-a-an kar-{d}utu{ki}
9. {disz}qa2#-qa2#-du-um _dumu_ a-hu-wa-qar#
10. {disz}i-din-{d}bu-ne2-ne2 _dumu_ szu-{d}mar-tu
11. {disz}pa-lu-uh2-ri-gim-szu
12. {disz}ba-ia-um _dumu-mesz_ ib-ni-{d}utu
13. {disz}na-ka-rum _dumu_ ARAD2-{d}mar-tu
14. {disz}i-din-{d}suen _dumu_ an-pi2-sza
15. {disz}{d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ ha-ad-nu-um?-i3-li2?
16. {disz}dumu-er-s,e-tim _dumu_ {d}utu-mas-su2
17. {disz}sig-esz18-dar _dumu_ ba-al-la-al-lu#?
18. {disz}be-la-nu-um _dumu_ a-ba-ia-tum
19. u3 szi-bu-ut kar-{d}utu{ki} ma-du#-tim
reverse
1. {disz}KUR-tum _dumu_ ip-qa2-tum _in-szi-in-sa10_
2. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
3. _2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na ri-ib-ba-at _erin2 dusu_
4. sza szi-pi2-ir bad3-a-pil-{d}suen{ki}
5. sza a-na e-ga-tum a-na szu-ud-du-nim in-na-ad-nu
6. a-na pi2-ha-at _iri{ki} in-na-an-la2_
7. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_
8. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_ it-mu-u2
9. _igi_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu _dumu_ wa-qar-a-wi-lum
10. _igi_ i3-li2-im-gur-ra-an-ni _dumu_ dumu-er-s,e-tim
11. _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu _dumu_ be!-el!-szu-nu
12. _igi_ dumu-er-s,e-tim _igi_ ha-s,i2-bu-um
13. _dumu-mesz_ aq-ba-hu-um
14. _igi_ {d}mar-tu-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,i-ir
15. _igi_ a-at-ta-a _ku3-dim2 dumu_ szu?-x-x-um
16. _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um _dumu_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am
17. _igi_ [an]-pi4#-{d}nin-szubur _dub-sar_
18. _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_
19. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e hur-sag gal kur mar-tu-a_
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. {disz}[...]
2'. {disz}ba#-[ia-um ...]
3'. {disz}na-ka#-[rum ...]
4'. {disz}i-din-[{d}suen ...]
5'. {disz}{d}suen-[i-qi2-sza-am ...]
6'. {disz}dumu-er-[s,e-tim ...]
7'. {disz}sig-esz18-dar _dumu#_ [...]
8'. {disz}be-la-nu-um _dumu_ [...]
9'. u3 szi-bu-ut kar-{d}[utu{ki} ...]
10'. {disz}KUR#-[tum] _dumu_ ip-[qa2-tum]
11'. _in-szi-in#-[sa10_]
reverse
1. _sa10 til-la#-[bi-sze3]
2. _2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3#-[babbar_ ...]
3. sza# szi-pi2#-ir bad3#-[...]
4. sza a-na e-ga-tum# [...]
5. ana szu-ud-du-nim# [...]
6. a-na pi2-ha-at _iri{ki} [in-na-an-la2_]
7. _inim-bi al-til sza3#-ga#-[ni al-du10_]
8. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra inim# [nu-ga2-ga2-a_]
9. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am#-[su-i-lu-na _lugal_]
10. _in-pa3-de3#-[mesz]
11. _igi_ dumu-er-s,e-tim _dumu#_ [...]
12. _igi#_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu _dumu_ wa#-[qar-a-wi-lum]
13. [_igi_] i3-li2-im-gur-ra-an-ni [...]
14. _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu _dumu_ [...]
15. _igi_ dumu-er-s,e-tim _igi_ ha#-[s,i-bu-um]
16. _igi_ {d}mar-tu-na-s,i-ir# [...]
17. _igi_ ap-la-tum [...]
18. _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um [...]
  rest broken
seal 1
1. {d}iszkur-[...]
2. _dumu_ sza-x[...]
3. ARAD AN {d}mar-[tu]
seal 2
1. ap-la#-[tum]
2. _dumu_ dumu-er-[s,e-tim]
3. ARAD {d}[...]
seal 3
1. dumu-er-s,e#-[tim]
2. _dumu_ {d}utu-ma-[...]
3. ARAD {d}[...]
seal 4
1. kiszib3 ta-ri-bu
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
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  • primary: VS 18, 17

    [Klengel1973VS18] Klengel, Horst. 1973. Altbabylonische Rechts- Und Wirtschaftsurkunden. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin 18. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.

  • history: RA 99, p.133-176, p. 136-137

    [Charpin2005Chroniques] Charpin, Dominique. 2005. “Chroniques Bibliographiques. 5. Économie et Société à Sippar et En Babylonie Du Nord à l’époque Paléo-Babylonienne.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 99: 133–76.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 05998
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-06-28 at 07:20:32 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-06-19 at 11:50:38 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

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

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Cite this Artifact
“VS 18, 017 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P373080.
VS 18, 017 artifact entry (No. P373080). (2007, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P373080
VS 18, 017 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P373080 (Accessed: May 9, 2025).
@misc{2007VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-09]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {VS 18, 017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P373080},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P373080},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/9/19/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P373080
LB  - CDLI:P373080
M1  - 2025/5/9/
TI  - VS 18, 017 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P373080
ER  -
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