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VS 22, 16 (P373338)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Chemical Data

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Lineart

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey, Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 13204 & VAT 13368 + VAT 13403a + Ist B 0205

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Old Babylonian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Collections

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Old Babylonian

Related publications

primary: AoF 10 (pp. 5-48), 20-21

[Klengel1983AoF10] Klengel, Horst. 1983. “Bemerkungen Zu Den Altbabylonischen Rechtsurkunden Und Wirtschaftstexten Aus Babylon (VS 22: 1-82).” Altorientalische Forschungen 10: 5–48.
primary: VS 22, 16

[Klengel1983VS22] Klengel, Horst. 1983. Altbabylonische Texte Aus Babylon. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin 22. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.
history: ADOG 25, A2, 213

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 13204 & VAT 13368 + VAT 13403a + Ist B 0205
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Provenience

Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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A2, 213

Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-09-21 at 12:09:54	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Approved
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	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

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Seals

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 Artifacts

“VS 22, 16 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P373338.

VS 22, 16 artifact entry (No. P373338). (2025, September 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P373338 (Original work published 2007)

VS 22, 16 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P373338 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).

@misc{2025VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 21},
	title = {VS 22, 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P373338},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P373338},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/9/21/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P373338
LB  - CDLI:P373338
M1  - 2026/3/28/
TI  - VS 22, 16 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P373338
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 22, 16 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P373338.

VS 22, 16 artifact entry (No. P373338). (2025, September 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P373338 (Original work published 2007)

VS 22, 16 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P373338 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).

@misc{2025VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 21},
	title = {VS 22, 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P373338},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P373338},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/9/21/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P373338
LB  - CDLI:P373338
M1  - 2026/3/28/
TI  - VS 22, 16 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P373338
ER  -