VS 25, 036 (P020243)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 04455

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

91.0 mm × 92.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(u@c)# la2# [1(asz@c) kusz] u8 ur4-ra
2. 2(u@c) la2# 2(asz@c) kusz udu#-nita ur4-ra
3. ur-du6
4. szusz3#
5. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) kusz# u8
6. 1(u@c)# la2# 1(asz@c)# kusz udu#-nita
7. [1(asz@c) kusz sila4] nita# udu# [nig2-gu7-a]
column 2
1. [ur-sag]
2. am-ma
3. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) kusz u8
4. 1(u@c) kusz udu-nita
5. il2
6. 8(asz@c) kusz u8
7. 8(asz@c) kusz udu#-nita
8. ur-{d}ba-ba6
9. sipa masz
10. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) kusz u8#
column 3
1. 3(asz@c) kusz udu-nita
2. lugal-me
3. 8(asz@c) kusz u8
4. 4(asz@c) kusz# udu#-nita#
5. ur#-{d}ba-ba6
6. zur-zur
7. 6(asz@c) kusz u8
8. 5(asz@c) kusz udu#-nita#
9. e#-ta-e11
column 4
1. 2(asz@c) kusz u8
2. 2(asz@c) kusz udu-nita
3. 1(asz@c) kusz sila4 nita e3:li
4. a#-zex(|AB2.SZA3.GI|)-zex(|AB2.SZA3.GI|)
5. 4(asz@c) kusz# u8
6. 5(asz@c) kusz# udu-nita
7. e-ta-e11
column 5
1. lu2 dub-ka
2. 2(asz@c) kusz u8
3. 4(asz@c) kusz# udu-nita
4. dingir-i3-kusz2
5. 2(asz@c) kusz u8
6. 3(asz@c) kusz udu-nita
7. lugal-szu12-du10-ga
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) kusz u8
2. 1(asz@c) kusz# udu-nita
3. lugal#-nam#-gu2-su3
4. 2(asz@c) kusz udu-nita
5. mu-ni-na#-ga-me
6. 3(asz@c) kusz udu-nita
column 2
1. amar-{d}asznan#
2. 1(asz@c) kusz# u8#
3. 1(asz@c) kusz# udu#-nita#
4. ur#-sag#-tur
  rest of column blank
column 3
1. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) [la2] 3(asz@c) kusz u8 ur4-ra#
2. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) [la2] 2(asz@c) kusz# udu#-nita#
3. 1(asz@c) kusz# sila4# [nig2]-gu7#-a#
4. 1(asz@c) kusz# sila4#-nita# e3#-li#
column 4
1. [gu2-an]-sze3# 2(gesz2@c) 5(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) kusz# udu# ur4-ra tur mah#-ba
2. kusz u2#-rum
3. bara2-nam#-tar-ra#
4. dam lugal#-[an-da]
column 5
1. ensi2#
2. lagasz#{ki#}-ka#
3. en#-ig#-gal#
4. nu#-banda3#
5. iti# amar#-a#-a#-si#-ga#-a#
6. e2#-munus#-a
7. szu#-a# bi2#-gi4# 1(|ASZxDISZ@t|)?

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P020243

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 91.0 mm × 92.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 04455
Accession Number

References

  • primary: VS 25, 36

    [Marzahn1991VS25] Marzahn, Joachim. 1991. Altsumerische Verwaltungstexte Aus Girsu/Lagaš. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin 25. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.

  • history: OrSP 21 (pp. 1-40), 29-30

    [Deimel1926OrSP21] Deimel, P. Anton. 1926. “Produkte Der Viehzucht Und Ihre Weiterverarbeitung.” Orientalia SP 21: 1–40.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-16 at 18:46:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-16 at 18:36:42 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 10:10:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2021-10-16 at 11:46:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2011-08-22 at 14:57:33 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:26 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-04-30 at 19:58:48 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:10 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:19 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:15 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“VS 25, 036 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020243.
VS 25, 036 artifact entry (No. P020243). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020243 (Original work published 2001)
VS 25, 036 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020243 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {VS 25, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020243},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020243},
}


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DA  - 2024/8/16/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - VS 25, 036 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020243
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 25, 036 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020243.
VS 25, 036 artifact entry (No. P020243). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020243 (Original work published 2001)
VS 25, 036 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020243 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {VS 25, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020243},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020243},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020243
LB  - CDLI:P020243
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - VS 25, 036 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020243
ER  -
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