SAAB 05, 016 (P528239)

Legal tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 14444

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Dates Referenced	Assurbanipal.limu Labashi.01.21 657
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P528239
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P528239

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Archive	Assur N9
Excavation Number	Ass 09570s
Findspot	N9, 19
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 14444
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Neo-Assyrian Archival Texts from Assur (ATAE, Assur)	P528239

References

primary: SAAB 5, 16

[Fales1991SAAB5] Fales, Frederick Mario, and Liane Jakob-Rost. 1991.
history: SAAS 5, 21

[Jas1996SAAS5] Jas, Remko. 1996. Neo-Assyrian Judical Procedures. State Archives of Assyria Studies 5. Helsinki : The Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project.
history: Archives and Libraries in the City of Assur, N9, 19

[Pedersen1985-86ArchivesAssur] Pedersén, Olof. 1985-86. Archives and Libraries in the City of Assur : A Study of the Material from the German Excavations. Uppsala : Almqvist & Wiksell.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-09-11 at 14:45:03	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-07 at 16:51:15	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-07 at 16:45:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-04-22 at 19:13:42	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2022-01-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“SAAB 05, 016 Artifact Entry.” (2022) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P528239.

SAAB 05, 016 artifact entry (No. P528239). (2026, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P528239 (Original work published 2022)

SAAB 05, 016 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P528239 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {SAAB 05, 016 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P528239},
}

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DA  - 2026/9/11/
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LB  - CDLI:P528239
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TI  - SAAB 05, 016 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“SAAB 05, 016 Artifact Entry.” (2022) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P528239.

SAAB 05, 016 artifact entry (No. P528239). (2026, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P528239 (Original work published 2022)

SAAB 05, 016 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P528239 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2026SAAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {SAAB 05, 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P528239},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P528239},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/9/11/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P528239
LB  - CDLI:P528239
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - SAAB 05, 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P528239
ER  -