VS 14, 013 (P020029)

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 04838

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

40.0 mm × 40.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [1(asz@c)] gu2-za um-dur gal-gal
2. 1(asz@c) [gu2-za] um-[dur] tur-tur
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) menx(|GA2xEN|) sag si-ga ku3 luh-ha
2. [1(asz@c)] zabar3 dili2 ma2 dilmun
3. {d}nansze
reverse
column 1
1. nig2 a ru ezem sze gu7
2. {d}nansze-ka
3. bara2-nam-tar-ra
column 2
1. dam lugal-an-da
2. ensi2
3. lagasz{ki}-ka 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 40.0 high × 40.0 wide
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  • primary: VS 14, 13

    [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, 162

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

  • history: Georgica, 168

    [Civil1994Georgica] Civil, Miguel. 1994. The Farmer’s Instructions : A Sumerian Agricultural Manual. Vol. 5. Aula Orientalis. Supplementa. Sabadell-Barcelona : AUSA.

  • history: BBVO 2, 71:78, 83, 85:13, 212

    [sec4760] N.d.

  • history: UGASL, p. 199

    [Selz1995UGASL] Selz, Gebhard J. 1995. Untersuchungen Zur Götterwelt Des Altsumerischen Stadtstaates von Lagaš. Occasional Publications of the Samuel Noah Kramer Fund 13. Philadelphia: The Samuel Noah Kramer Fund.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 04838
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 17:11:07 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 17:07:31 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:16 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:03 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:14 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:11 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, 013 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020029.
VS 14, 013 artifact entry (No. P020029). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020029 (Original work published 2001)
VS 14, 013 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020029 (Accessed: August 11, 2025).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {VS 14, 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020029},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020029},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020029
LB  - CDLI:P020029
M1  - 2025/8/11/
TI  - VS 14, 013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020029
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“VS 14, 013 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020029.
VS 14, 013 artifact entry (No. P020029). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020029 (Original work published 2001)
VS 14, 013 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020029 (Accessed: August 11, 2025).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {VS 14, 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020029},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020029},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020029
LB  - CDLI:P020029
M1  - 2025/8/11/
TI  - VS 14, 013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020029
ER  - 
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