VS 14, 092 (P020107)

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 04441

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

98.0 mm × 98.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) nita kunga2 munus u5-a
2. u4 1(disz@t) sze 3(ban2@c)-ta
3. 2(disz@t) surx(ERIM) nita kunga2
4. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) munus kunga2
5. ansze surx(ERIM) 1(asz@c)-sze3
6. u4 1(disz@t) sze 2(ban2@c)-ta
7. sze-bi 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) gur saggal
8. gir2-nun-ki-du10
column 2
1. gab2-kas4
2. 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2
3. 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) sze bappir3
4. sze bala-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c)
5. 5(asz@c) sze munu4
6. nag ensi2-ka-kam
7. 5(asz@c) ziz2
8. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze bappir3
9. sze bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
10. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
11. sa2-du11 ansze-kam
column 3
1. amar-giri16{ki}
2. 5(asz@c) sze titab2
3. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze bappir3
4. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
5. sa2-du11 kas ge6-kam
6. ur-pu2
7. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me
8. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 kas
9. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 ninda
10. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze bappir3
11. sze bala-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
12. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze munu4
13. sa2-du11 ki-a-nag-kam
column 4
1. [{d}nin-gir2-su-tesz2-mu]
2. 3(asz@c)# 2(barig@c)# sze [ninda] durunx(|KU.KU|)-na
3. 1(barig@c) sze zi3 kum4-ma
4. 3(barig@c) la2 3(disz@t) sila3 sze zi3 gu sze bala-bi
5. 5(asz@c) ziz2 babbar2
6. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) gu2-nida
7. sa2-du11 e2-muhaldim-kam
8. masz-da3
9. dub-sar
10. 3(disz@t) gukkal
column 5
1. [2(u) 5(disz@t) udu]
2. udu# [1(asz@c)-sze3]
3. iti-da [sze] 5(ban2@c)-[ta]
4. 1(disz@t) {munus}asz2-[gar3]
5. iti-da# 3(ban2@c)-ta#
6. sze-bi# 7(asz@c) U2-U2
7. ugula-iri
8. 1(asz@c) szah2-gesz-gi nig2-gu7-a
reverse
column 1
1. u4 1(disz@t) sze 1(ban2@c)-ta
2. 3(u) 3(disz@t) szah2 u2 mu [2(disz@t)]
3. szah2# [1(asz@c)-sze3]
4. iti-da# [sze] 2(ban2@c)-[ta]
5. 1(gesz2) 4(u)# [3(disz@t) szah2 u2] mu [1(disz@t)]
6. [szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3]
7. iti#-[da sze 1(ban2@c)-ta]
column 2
1. sze-bi 8(asz@c) 5(ban2@c) lugal-pa-e3
2. sipa szah2
3. 2(u) 1(disz@t) udu siki
4. udu 1(asz@c)-sze3
5. iti-da sze 5(ban2@c)-ta
6. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) nigar-mud
7. 2(u) udu siki
8. sze-bi 2(asz@c)# [3(barig@c)] 4(ban2@c) ur#-[uri3]-ru2#-[a]
column 3
1. sipa udu siki-ka-me
2. 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze bappir3 sze bala-bi
3. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze munu4
4. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 kas
5. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 ninda
6. sa2-du11 {d}mes#-an-du
7. 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze sa2-du11
8. du-du
9. sanga
blank space
column 4
1. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2@c) 8(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) sze gur saggal
2. 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2
3. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) gu2-nida
4. sze gar ziz2 gar sa2-du11 iti-da
5. bara2-nam-tar-ra
6. dam lugal-an-da
column 5
1. ensi2
2. lagasz{ki}-ka
3. en-ig-gal
4. nu-banda3
5. e2 ki-sal4-la-ta
6. e-ta-gar
7. 1(disz@t) gar-am6 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	Lugalanda.03.01g.0
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020107
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P020107

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	98.0 mm × 98.0 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 04441
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 14, 92

[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, 42

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:47:26	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:18	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-05-14 at 16:51:13	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:05	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:15	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:13	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 14, 092 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P020107.

VS 14, 092 artifact entry (No. P020107). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020107

VS 14, 092 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020107 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 14, 092 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020107},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020107},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P020107
LB  - CDLI:P020107
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - VS 14, 092 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020107
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 14, 092 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P020107.

VS 14, 092 artifact entry (No. P020107). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020107

VS 14, 092 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020107 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 14, 092 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020107},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020107},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P020107
LB  - CDLI:P020107
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - VS 14, 092 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020107
ER  -