AnOr 9, 4 (P572706)

Tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 08495

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ashurbanipal.20.12.01, Kandalanu.07.12.25, Nabopolassar.01.02.23, Nabopolassar.01.05.04, Nabopolassar.01.12.22, Nabopolassar.02.09.22
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P572706
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P572706

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 08495
Accession Number

References

primary: AnOr 9, 4

[Pohl1934AnOr9] Pohl, Alfred. 1934. Neubabylonische Rechtsurkunden Aus Den Berliner Staatlichen Museen: Part 2. Analecta Orientalia 9. Roma : Pontificio Istituto Biblico.
history: BR 8/7, no. 14

[SanNicolo1951BR 8/7] San Nicolò, Mariano. 1951. Babylonische Rechtsurkunden Des Ausgehenden 8. Und Des 7. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. Vol. 34. Abhandlungen (Bayerische Akademie Der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse). München : Verlag der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften; in Kommission bei Beck.
citation: BagM 28 (pp. 367-394), 369

[Beaulieu1997BagM28] Beaulieu, Paul-Alain. 1997. “The Fourth Year of Hostilities in the Land.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 28: 367–94.
citation: JCS 35 (pp. 1-90), J.15, L.23

[Brinkman1983JCS35] Brinkman, John A., and Douglas A. Kennedy. 1983. “Documentary Evidence for the Economic Base of Early Neo-Babylonian Society: A Survey of Dated Babylonian Economic Texts, 721-626 B.C.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 35 (1–2): 1–90.
citation: JCS 38 (pp. 172-244), T.1.3, T.1.7, T.1.13, T.2.11

[Kennedy1986JCS38] Kennedy, Douglas A. 1986. “Documentary Evidence for the Economic Base of Early Neo-Babylonian Society: Part II: A Survey of Babylonian Texts, 626-605 B.C.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 38 (2): 172–244. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359799.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-10-17 at 12:45:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-15 at 18:19:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-15 at 17:44:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-13 at 16:56:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-11 at 16:49:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-09 at 14:15:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-19 at 13:23:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-18 at 13:54:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“AnOr 9, 4 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 17, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P572706.

AnOr 9, 4 artifact entry (No. P572706). (2025, October 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P572706 (Original work published 2025)

AnOr 9, 4 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P572706 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P572706},
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Cite this Artifacts

“AnOr 9, 4 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 17, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P572706.

AnOr 9, 4 artifact entry (No. P572706). (2025, October 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P572706 (Original work published 2025)

AnOr 9, 4 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P572706 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {oct 17},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P572706},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P572706},
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