VS 14, 048 (P020063)

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 04874

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

78.0 mm × 78.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(u@c) gur4-gur4 kas si4
2. imgaga3-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) gur saggal
3. bappir3-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
4. munu4-bi 2(asz@c)
5. 1(disz@t) de6-a-am6
6. 2(u@c) gur4-gur4 kas si4
column 2
1. imgaga3-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
2. bappir3-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. munu4-bi 2(asz@c)
4. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
5. e2-gal-sze3
6. de6-a-am6
7. 1(u@c) gur4-gur4 kas sur-ra
8. imgaga3-bi 2(barig@c)
9. bappir3-bi 2(barig@c)
column 3
1. munu4-bi 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
2. ezem munu4 gu7
3. {d}nansze-sze3
4. ba-de6
5. 2(asz@c) gur4-gur4 kas ge6 du10-ga
6. imgaga3-bi 1(ban2@c)
7. ninda kum4-ma-bi 1(ban2@c)
8. bappir3-bi 1(ban2@c)
column 4
1. munu4-bi 2(ban2@c)
2. u4 2(u) 6(disz@t)
3. ensi2
4. UM-ra e-me-a-a
5. e2-gal-sze3
6. i3-kux(DU)
reverse
column 1
1. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) la2 2(asz@c) 2(disz@t) sila3 sze gur saggal
2. 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) imgaga3
3. gu7-a
4. amar-giri16{ki}
5. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-ka-kam
6. e2-gal-sze3
column 2
1. ba-gid2
2. bara2-nam-tar-ra
3. dam lugal-an-da
4. ensi2
5. lagasz{ki}-ka 6(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 78.0 high × 78.0 wide
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  • primary: VS 14, 48

    [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, 60

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

  • history: AfO 31 (pp. 32-66), 55:75

    [Powell1984AfO31] Powell, Marvin A. 1984. “Late Babylonian Surface Mensuration.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 31: 32–66.

  • history: ZA 75 (pp. 7-38), 18

    [Powell1985ZA75] Powell, Marvin A. 1985. “Salt, Seed, and Yields in Surnerian Agriculture. A Critique of the Theory of Progressive Salinization.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 75: 7–38.

  • history: MC 4, 52

    [Steinkeller1992MC4] Steinkeller, Piotr, and J. Nicholas Postgate. 1992. Third-Millennium Legal and Administrative Texts in the Iraq Museum, Baghdad. Mesopotamian Civilizations 4. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 04874
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-12 at 09:45:24 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-03 at 16:06:03 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:47:11 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:17 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-13 at 18:05:19 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:04 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 12:14:12 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, 048 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020063.
VS 14, 048 artifact entry (No. P020063). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020063 (Original work published 2001)
VS 14, 048 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020063 (Accessed: April 30, 2025).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 12},
	title = {VS 14, 048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020063},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020063},
}


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