VS 22, 08 (P373330)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 13126 & VAT 19456

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P373330
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P373330

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive	Babylon A2
Excavation Number
Findspot	A2, 130
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 13126 & VAT 19456
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 22, 8

[Klengel1983VS22] Klengel, Horst. 1983. Altbabylonische Texte Aus Babylon. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin 22. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.
history: ADOG 25, A2, 130

[Pedersen2005ADOG25] Pedersén, Olof. 2005. Archive Und Bibliotheken in Babylon : Die Tontafeln Der Grabung Robert Koldeweys 1899-1917. Vol. 25. Abhandlungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-07-06 at 09:58:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-02 at 09:19:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-02 at 08:13:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 22, 08 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P373330.

VS 22, 08 artifact entry (No. P373330). (2025, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P373330 (Original work published 2007)

VS 22, 08 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P373330 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

@misc{2025VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 6},
	title = {VS 22, 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P373330},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P373330},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P373330
LB  - CDLI:P373330
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - VS 22, 08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P373330
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 22, 08 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P373330.

VS 22, 08 artifact entry (No. P373330). (2025, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P373330 (Original work published 2007)

VS 22, 08 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P373330 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

@misc{2025VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 6},
	title = {VS 22, 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P373330},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P373330},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P373330
LB  - CDLI:P373330
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - VS 22, 08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P373330
ER  -