VS 14, 141 (P020156)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 04834

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

57.0 mm × 57.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) igi-nu-du8
2. ur-{d}errax(KISZ){ra}-sze3
3. lu2 nisi
4. bara2!-nam-tar
5. e-sze3-sa10
column 2
1. nig2-sa10-ma-ni
2. ku3 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) gin2
3. ur-{d}errax(KISZ){ra}
4. lu2 nisi-ra
5. bara2!-nam
6. e-na-la2

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Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 57.0 high × 57.0 wide
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  • primary: VS 14, 141

    [Förtsch1916VS14] Förtsch, Wilhelm. 1916. Altbabylonische Wirtschaftstexte Aus Der Zeit Lugalanda’s Und Urukagina’s. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin 14. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: AWL, 192

    [Bauer1972AWL] Bauer, Josef. 1972. Altsumerische Wirtschaftstexte Aus Lagasch. Studia Pohl 9. Rome: Biblical Institute Press.

  • history: SRU, 40

    [Edzard1968SRU] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1968. Sumerische Rechtsurkunden Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur. Abhandlungen. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse. Neue Folge, Heft 67. München: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften.

  • history: StOr 46 (pp. 43-76), 69

    [Gelb1975StOr46] Gelb, Ignace J. 1975. “Homo Ludens in Early Mesopotania.” In Haec Studia Orientalia Professori Assyriologiae, et Filologiae Semiticae in Universitate Helsingiensi: Armasi Salonen, S.Q.A., Anno 1975 Sexagenario, 46:43–76.

  • history: OrNS 44 (pp. 22-51), 44

    [Lambert1975OrNS44] Lambert, Maurice. 1975. “Recherches Sur Les Réformes d’Urukagina.” Orientalia NS 44 (1): 22–51.

  • history: MVAeG 39, 58

    [Meriggi1934MVAeG39] Meriggi, Piero. 1934. Die Längsten Bauinschriften in “Hethitischen” Hieroglyphen Nebst Glossar Zu Sämtlichen Texten. Vol. 39. Mitteilungen Der Vorderasiatisch-Ägyptischen Gesellschaft.

  • history: San Nicolò, Schlussklauseln 35:68, 103:33

    [sec4973] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 04834
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-18 at 13:36:05 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-18 at 13:26:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-17 at 17:35:03 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-17 at 15:54:39 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-17 at 15:40:16 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-25 at 16:59:28 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2014-10-09 at 08:18:33 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:19 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-15 at 16:18:50 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:06 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:17 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:14 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“VS 14, 141 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020156.
VS 14, 141 artifact entry (No. P020156). (2024, August 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020156 (Original work published 2001)
VS 14, 141 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020156 (Accessed: October 25, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 18},
	title = {VS 14, 141 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020156},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020156},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“VS 14, 141 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020156.
VS 14, 141 artifact entry (No. P020156). (2024, August 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020156 (Original work published 2001)
VS 14, 141 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020156 (Accessed: October 25, 2025).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 18},
	title = {VS 14, 141 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020156},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020156},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/18/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020156
LB  - CDLI:P020156
M1  - 2025/10/25/
TI  - VS 14, 141 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020156
ER  - 
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