VS 22, 87 (P373409)

Letter 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 19413

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na# a-wi-lim sza {d}marduk u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma {d}marduk-mu-sza-lim-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk da-ri-isz _u4_-mi
5. li-<ba>-al-li-t,u2-ka
6. lu sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al#-t,a#-ta#
7. _dingir_ na-s,i#-[ir-ka ...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
  blank space

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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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  • primary: VS 22, 87

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

  • history: AoF 10 (pp. 49-63), 057-058

    [Kraus1983AoF10] Kraus, Fritz R., and Horst Klengel. 1983. “Spat-Altbabylonische Briefe Aus Babylon (VS 22: 83-92).” Altorientalische Forschungen 10: 49–63.

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  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-23 at 16:03:07 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-06-17 at 10:36:24 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, 87 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P373409.
VS 22, 87 artifact entry (No. P373409). (2024, September 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P373409 (Original work published 2007)
VS 22, 87 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P373409 (Accessed: May 6, 2025).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 23},
	title = {VS 22, 87 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P373409},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P373409},
}


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