VS 05, 057 (P371791)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 00123

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (concerns witnessing of prospective prebend sale)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 20.0 mm

  • Artifact type: Tablet Artifact type comments:

    sealed on middle of left edge

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 47.0 high × 64.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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    sealed on middle of left edge

  • Genre(s): Legal (concerns witnessing of prospective prebend sale)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: VS 5, 57

    [Ungnad1908VS5] Ungnad, Arthur. 1908. Neubabylonische Kontrakte Aus Der Zeit von Sanherib Bis Darius II. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 5. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: Nappahu, 049a

    [Baker2004Nappahu] Baker, Heather D. 2004. The Archive of the Nappahu Family. Vol. 30. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft. Wien: Institut für Orientalistik der Universität Wien.

  • history: BV, 038

    [Peiser1890BV] Peiser, Felix E. 1890. Babylonische Verträge Des Berliner Museums.

  • history: NRV, 26

    [SanNicolò1935-1937NRV] San Nicolò, Mariano, and Arthur Ungnad. 1935-1937. Neubabylonische Rechts- Und Verwaltungsurkunden. Leipzig : J.C. Hinrichs.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 00123
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  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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  • Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Bardiya.01.05.20
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-14 at 08:03:16 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-14 at 07:39:22 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-14 at 07:34:11 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“VS 05, 057 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P371791.
VS 05, 057 artifact entry (No. P371791). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P371791 (Original work published 2007)
VS 05, 057 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P371791 (Accessed: January 15, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {VS 05, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P371791},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P371791},
}


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