VAT 21993 (P550163)

Administrative tablet written in Babylon (mod. Bābil) and excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 21993

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Middle Babylonian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Middle Babylonian

Chronology

Period	Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P550163 P550288 (retired)
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P550163

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Excavation Number	Bab 39062
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 21993
Accession Number

References

primary: ADOG 25, M8, 035

[Pedersén2005ADOG25] Pedersén, Olof. 2005. Archive Und Bibliotheken in Babylon : Die Tontafeln Der Grabung Robert Koldeweys 1899-1917. Vol. 25. Abhandlungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft.
citation: Ridder 2024 Nabu 109

[Ridder2024Nabu] Ridder, Jacob Jan de. 2024. “The Verb Ḫarāṣu in the Middle Babylonian Corpus.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 4 (109): 173–75.

ll. 15', 20'

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-07-06 at 10:08:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-06-30 at 15:55:02	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-01-30 at 10:09:42	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Approved
2024-08-23 at 17:29:28	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2024-06-03 at 08:13:41	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Dahl, Jacob L.	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“VAT 21993 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P550163.

VAT 21993 artifact entry (No. P550163). (2025, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P550163 (Original work published 2024)

VAT 21993 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P550163 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 6},
	title = {VAT 21993 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P550163},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P550163},
}

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TI  - VAT 21993 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“VAT 21993 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P550163.

VAT 21993 artifact entry (No. P550163). (2025, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P550163 (Original work published 2024)

VAT 21993 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P550163 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

@misc{2025VAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 6},
	title = {VAT 21993 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P550163},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P550163},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P550163
LB  - CDLI:P550163
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - VAT 21993 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P550163
ER  -