diff --git a/sim/DictP.vhd b/sim/DictP.vhd
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+library ieee;
+  use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
+
+
+
+package DictP is
+
+
+  type t_dict is protected
+
+    procedure set (key : in string; data : in std_logic_vector);
+    procedure get (key : in string; data : out std_logic_vector);
+    procedure del (key : in string);
+    procedure init (logging : in boolean := false);
+    procedure clear;
+    impure function hasKey (key : string) return boolean;
+    impure function size return natural;
+
+  end protected t_dict;
+
+
+end package DictP;
+
+
+
+package body DictP is
+
+
+  type t_dict is protected body
+
+
+    type t_entry;
+    type t_entry_ptr is access t_entry;
+
+    type t_key_ptr  is access string;
+    type t_data_ptr is access std_logic_vector;
+
+    type t_entry is record
+      key        : t_key_ptr;
+      data       : t_data_ptr;
+      last_entry : t_entry_ptr;
+      next_entry : t_entry_ptr;
+    end record t_entry;
+
+    variable v_head    : t_entry_ptr := null;
+    variable v_size    : natural := 0;
+    variable v_logging : boolean := false;
+
+    impure function find (key : string) return t_entry_ptr;
+
+    procedure set (key : in string; data : in std_logic_vector) is
+      variable v_entry : t_entry_ptr := find(key);
+    begin
+      if (v_entry = null) then
+        if (v_head /= null) then
+          v_entry                      := new t_entry;
+          v_entry.key                  := new string'(key);
+          v_entry.data                 := new std_logic_vector'(data);
+          v_entry.last_entry           := v_head;
+          v_entry.next_entry           := v_entry;
+          v_head                       := v_entry;
+          v_head.last_entry.next_entry := v_head;
+        else
+          v_head            := new t_entry;
+          v_head.key        := new string'(key);
+          v_head.data       := new std_logic_vector'(data);
+          v_head.last_entry := null;
+          v_head.next_entry := v_entry;
+        end if;
+        if (v_logging) then
+          report t_dict'instance_name & ": Add key " & key & " with data 0x" & to_hstring(data);
+        end if;
+        v_size := v_size + 1;
+      else
+        v_entry.data.all := data;
+        if (v_logging) then
+          report t_dict'instance_name & ": Set key " & key & " to 0x" & to_hstring(data);
+        end if;
+      end if;
+    end procedure set;
+
+    procedure get (key : in string; data : out std_logic_vector) is
+      variable v_entry : t_entry_ptr := find(key);
+    begin
+      if(v_entry /= null) then
+        data := v_entry.data.all;
+        if v_logging then
+          report t_dict'instance_name & ": Got key " & key & " with data 0x" & to_hstring(v_entry.data.all);
+        end if;
+        return;
+      end if;
+      assert false;
+    end procedure get;
+
+    procedure del (key : in string) is
+      variable v_entry : t_entry_ptr := find(key);
+    begin
+      if (v_entry /= null) then
+        -- remove head entry
+        if(v_entry.next_entry = null) then
+          v_entry.last_entry.next_entry := null;
+          v_head := v_entry.last_entry;
+        -- remove start entry
+        elsif(v_entry.last_entry = null) then
+          v_entry.next_entry.last_entry := null;
+        -- remove entry between
+        else
+          v_entry.last_entry.next_entry := v_entry.next_entry;
+          v_entry.next_entry.last_entry := v_entry.last_entry;
+        end if;
+        deallocate(v_entry.key);
+        deallocate(v_entry.data);
+        deallocate(v_entry);
+        v_size := v_size - 1;
+      end if;
+    end procedure del;
+
+    impure function find (key : string) return t_entry_ptr is
+      variable v_entry : t_entry_ptr := v_head;
+    begin
+      while (v_entry /= null) loop
+        if(v_entry.key.all = key) then
+          return v_entry;
+        end if;
+        v_entry := v_entry.last_entry;
+      end loop;
+      return null;
+    end function find;
+
+    procedure clear is
+      variable v_entry   : t_entry_ptr := v_head;
+      variable v_entry_d : t_entry_ptr;
+    begin
+      while (v_entry /= null) loop
+        v_entry_d := v_entry;
+        del(v_entry_d.key.all);
+        v_entry := v_entry.last_entry;
+      end loop;
+    end procedure clear;
+
+    impure function hasKey (key : string) return boolean is
+    begin
+      return find(key) /= null;
+    end function hasKey;
+
+    impure function size return natural is
+    begin
+      return v_size;
+    end function size;
+
+    procedure init (logging : in boolean := false) is
+    begin
+      v_logging := logging;
+    end procedure init;
+
+
+  end protected body t_dict;
+
+
+end package body DictP;
diff --git a/test/DictT.vhd b/test/DictT.vhd
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+++ b/test/DictT.vhd
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+library ieee;
+  use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
+  use ieee.numeric_std.all;
+
+--+ including vhdl 2008 libraries
+--+ These lines can be commented out when using
+--+ a simulator with built-in VHDL 2008 support
+--library ieee_proposed;
+--  use ieee_proposed.standard_additions.all;
+--  use ieee_proposed.std_logic_1164_additions.all;
+--  use ieee_proposed.numeric_std_additions.all;
+
+library osvvm;
+  use osvvm.RandomPkg.all;
+
+library libvhdl;
+  use libvhdl.DictP.all;
+
+
+
+entity DictT is
+end entity DictT;
+
+
+
+architecture sim of DictT is
+
+
+  type t_scoreboard is array (natural range <>) of std_logic_vector(7 downto 0);
+
+  shared variable sv_dict : t_dict;
+
+
+begin
+
+
+  DictInitP : process is
+  begin
+    sv_dict.init(false);
+    wait;
+  end process DictInitP;
+
+
+  DictTestP : process is
+    variable v_key    : string(1 to 4);
+    variable v_random : RandomPType;
+    variable v_input  : std_logic_vector(7 downto 0);
+    variable v_output : std_logic_vector(7 downto 0);
+    variable v_scoreboard : t_scoreboard(0 to 256);
+  begin
+    v_random.InitSeed(v_random'instance_name);
+
+    -- check initial emptiness
+    assert sv_dict.size = 0
+      report "ERROR: Dict should be empty"
+      severity failure;
+
+    -- fill dictionary and check count
+    report "INFO: Test : Fill dictionary";
+    for i in 0 to 255 loop
+      v_input := v_random.RandSlv(8);
+      sv_dict.set(integer'image(i), v_input);
+      v_scoreboard(i) := v_input;
+      assert sv_dict.size = i+1
+        report "ERROR: Dict should have " & to_string(i+1) & " entries"
+        severity failure;
+    end loop;
+    report "INFO: Test successful";
+
+    -- read all entries and check for correct data
+    report "INFO: Test : Read dictionary";
+    for i in 0 to 255 loop
+      sv_dict.get(integer'image(i), v_output);
+      assert v_output = v_scoreboard(i)
+        report "ERROR: Got 0x" & to_hstring(v_output) & ", expected 0x" & to_hstring(v_scoreboard(i))
+        severity failure;
+    end loop;
+    report "INFO: Test successful";
+
+    report "INFO: t_dict test finished successfully";
+    wait;
+  end process DictTestP;
+
+
+end architecture sim;