VS 18, 114 (P373177)

Legal tablet 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 07904

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. {disz}ba-ri-tum _dumu-munus_ il-ta-ni
2. sza il-ta-ni _dam#!_ na-bi-{d}nin-kar-ra-ak
3. il-qu2!-u2-szi-ma i#-ra-ab-bu-szi
4. {disz}il-ta-ni
5. {disz}ba-ri-tum _dumu-munus-a-ni_
6. a-na _dam_ e-ma e-li-sza t,a-bu
7. i-na-ad-di-isz-szi-ma
8. {disz}na-bi-{d}nin-kar-ra-ak#
9. u2-ul u2-wa-ak-ka-al#-[szi]
10. {disz}na#-bi#-{d}nin-kar-ra#-[ak]
11. [{disz}ba]-ri#-tum# _dumu-[munus_ il-ta-ni]
12. [(...) a-na _dam_ u2]-ul# [i-na-di-isz-szi]
13. [e-ma e-li-sza] t,a-bu#
14. [(...)] {disz#}il#-[ta-ni-ma] _dumu-munus#-[(a-ni)_-sa3 i-na-ad-di-in]
15. u3# na-bi-[{d}nin-kar]-ra#-[ak]
reverse
1. a-na il-ta-ni [_dam-a-ni_]
2. u2#-ul asz-sza-ti# [at-ti]
3. i-qa2-ab#-[bi-ma]
4. qa2-ti _dumu-munus-a-ni#_-sza# i-[s,a-ab-ba-at-ma]
5. it-ta#-al#-[la-ak]
6. {disz}il-ta-ni a-na na-bi-{d}nin#-[kar-ra-ak]
7. u2-ul mu-ti at-ta i-qa2-ab-bi#-[ma]
8. _dumu-munus-a-ni_-sa3 u2-ul i-na-ad-di-isz-szi
  single ruling
9. _igi_ be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ {d}za-ba4-ba4-ni-szu
10. _igi_ {d}marduk-ti-la-ti _dumu_ {d}utu-mu-sze-zi-ib
11. _igi_ {d}inanna-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ e-tel-pi4-esz18-dar
12. _igi_ ar-ia-bi _dumu_ tu-tu-ni-szu
13. _igi_ {d}da-gan-ma-an-szum2 _dub-sar_
  single ruling
14. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 5(disz)-kam_
15. _mu a-bi-e-szu-uh lugal-e# [(...)] {d}nanna {d}marduk-bi-da# [...]
seal 1
1. be-el-[szu-nu]
2. _dumu_ {d}za-ba4-[ba4-ni-szu]
3. ARAD {d}x-[...]

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
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  • primary: VS 18, 114

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

  • history: Westbrook diss. (1982), p. 300-302

    [Westbrook1982dissertation] Westbrook, Raymond. 1982. “Old Babylonian Marriage Law.” Phdthesis, Yale University.

  • history: AfO Beih 23, p. 136

    [Westbrook1988MarriageLaw] Westbrook, Raymond. 1988. Old Babylonian Marriage Law. Vol. 23. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft. Horn, Austria: Ferdinand Berger & Söhne.

    (translation)


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  • Museum No.: VAT 07904
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-06 at 10:06:38 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-07-01 at 23:49:50 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) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“VS 18, 114 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P373177.
VS 18, 114 artifact entry (No. P373177). (2024, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P373177 (Original work published 2007)
VS 18, 114 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P373177 (Accessed: May 6, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {VS 18, 114 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P373177},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P373177},
}

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