VS 20, 027 (P373204)

Tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 18642

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabopolassar.09.03.11
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P373204
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P373204

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 18642
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 20, 27

[Jakob-Rost1978VS20] Jakob-Rost, Liane, and Helmut Freydank. 1978. Spätbabylonische Rechtsurkunden Und Wirtschaftstexte Aus Uruk. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 20. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.
citation: BagM 28 (pp. 367-394), 372

[Beaulieu1997BagM28] Beaulieu, Paul-Alain. 1997. “The Fourth Year of Hostilities in the Land.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 28: 367–94.
citation: JCS 38 (pp. 172-244), T.9.11

[Kennedy1986JCS38] Kennedy, Douglas A. 1986. “Documentary Evidence for the Economic Base of Early Neo-Babylonian Society: Part II: A Survey of Babylonian Texts, 626-605 B.C.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 38 (2): 172–244. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359799.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-10-18 at 19:41:27	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-18 at 09:31:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-11 at 16:49:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-10 at 10:28:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 20, 027 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P373204.

VS 20, 027 artifact entry (No. P373204). (2025, October 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P373204 (Original work published 2007)

VS 20, 027 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P373204 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {oct 18},
	title = {VS 20, 027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P373204},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P373204},
}

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DA  - 2025/10/18/
PY  - 2025
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LB  - CDLI:P373204
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - VS 20, 027 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P373204
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 20, 027 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P373204.

VS 20, 027 artifact entry (No. P373204). (2025, October 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P373204 (Original work published 2007)

VS 20, 027 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P373204 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2025VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {oct 18},
	title = {VS 20, 027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P373204},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P373204},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/10/18/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P373204
LB  - CDLI:P373204
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - VS 20, 027 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P373204
ER  -