VS 22, 01 (P373323)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), 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 13440

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

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tablet
obverse
1. _2(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ ki-ki-szu-um
2. _4(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2 kislah_
3. _da e2_ mi-il-ki-li-il
4. {disz}bu-sa-a-tum
5. u3 _da e2_ ra-bu-ut-{d}iszkur
6. _sag-bi sila_ ni-si-uh2-ti _e2_ {d}nanna-ma#-an#-szum2#
7. _e2_ {d}da-gan-e-ma-an-szum2
8. _ki_ {d}da-gan-e-ma-an-szum2
9. _lugal e2-e-ke4_
10. {disz}{d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it,
11. _dumu_ ba-la-su2-ra-ma
12. _in-szi-in-sa10_
13. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
14. _1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
15. [_gesz]-gan-na ib2-ta-bala_
16. [_u4]-kur2#-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
17. _inim# nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
18. _mu#_ {d}marduk u3 {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,
19. _in-pa3-de3-esz_
reverse
1. _igi_ lu2-{d}nin-si4-<an>-na
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
3. _igi_ ra-bu-ut-{d}iszkur
4. _dumu_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu
5. _igi_ gaz-{d}suen
6. _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}suen
7. _igi_ {d}suen-a-bu-szu
8. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
9. _igi_ ka-lu-mu-um
10. _dumu_ ga-gi-ia
11. _igi_ e-tel-pi4-szu
12. _dumu_ i-bi-{d}suen
13. _igi_ bu-li-it,-e2-a
14. _dumu_ a-hu-szi-na
15. _iti NE#-NE#-gar u4 4(disz)-kam_
16. _mu bad3 s,ar-ba-tum{ki} ba-du3_

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 22, 1

    [Klengel1983VS22] Klengel, Horst. 1983. Altbabylonische Texte Aus Babylon. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin 22. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.

  • history: AoF 10 (pp. 5-48), 008-009

    [Klengel1983AoF10] Klengel, Horst. 1983. “Bemerkungen Zu Den Altbabylonischen Rechtsurkunden Und Wirtschaftstexten Aus Babylon (VS 22: 1-82).” Altorientalische Forschungen 10: 5–48.

  • history: ADOG 25, A2, 224

    [Pedersén2005ADOG25] Pedersén, Olof. 2005. Archive Und Bibliotheken in Babylon : Die Tontafeln Der Grabung Robert Koldeweys 1899-1917. Vol. 25. Abhandlungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft.

  • history: ZA 80 (pp. 297-306), 297

    [Wilcke1990] Wilcke, Claus. 1990. “Review: Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Herausgege- Ben Vom Vorderasiatischen Museum. Neue Folge, Heil VI (Heft XXII): Horst Klengel.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 80: 297–306.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 13440
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  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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    A2, 224

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-07-06 at 09:58:22 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-07-02 at 09:19:41 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-07-02 at 08:13:52 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-23 at 16:06:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-03 at 08:06:58 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-06-14 at 02:08:46 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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Cite this Artifact
“VS 22, 01 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P373323.
VS 22, 01 artifact entry (No. P373323). (2025, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P373323 (Original work published 2007)
VS 22, 01 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P373323 (Accessed: July 12, 2025).
@misc{2025VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 6},
	title = {VS 22, 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P373323},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P373323},
}


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