VS 25, 085 (P020291)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 04727

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

71.0 mm × 71.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(disz@t) gi# kusz3 2(disz@t) kin im du8-a kiri6
2. lugal-he2#
3. 1(disz@t) gi kusz3 2(disz@t) zi-mu
4. kusz3 4(disz@t) ur-{d}ba-ba6
5. muhaldim-me
column 2
1. 1(disz@t) gi kusz3 2(disz@t) bara2-zi-sza3-gal2
2. 1(disz@t) gi ur-du6
3. 1(disz@t) gi ki2-num
4. 1(disz@t) gi gir2-nun
5. 1(disz@t) gi# PU3#-PU3-ni-du10
6. kusz3 4(disz@t) zi-nig2-ba-mu
column 3
1. kusz3 4(disz@t) lugal-inim
2. sagi-me
3. kusz3 4(disz@t) {d}nansze-tesz2-mu
4. kusz3 4(disz@t) lugal#-a-mu
5. kusz3 4(disz@t) lugal-tesz2-mu
6. lu2 a-kum2
7. kusz3 4(disz@t) {d}en-lil2-da
reverse
column 1
1. simug
2. 1(asz@c) gi# kusz3 3(disz@t) tug2-du8
3. 1(asz@c) gi lugal#-nig2#-ga2-ni
4. gala
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 kusz3 1(disz@t) kin im du8-a kiri6 gibil
2. en-ig-gal
3. nu-banda3
4. mu-du3 4(|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.04.00.00 probable
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020291
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P020291

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	71.0 mm × 71.0 mm × 23.0 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 04727
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 25, 85

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2022-02-17 at 11:33:34	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:28	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-05-08 at 16:12:50	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:11	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:20	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:16	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 25, 085 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P020291.

VS 25, 085 artifact entry (No. P020291). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020291

VS 25, 085 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020291 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).

@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 25, 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020291},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020291},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P020291
LB  - CDLI:P020291
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - VS 25, 085 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020291
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 25, 085 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P020291.

VS 25, 085 artifact entry (No. P020291). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020291

VS 25, 085 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020291 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).

@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 25, 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020291},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020291},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P020291
LB  - CDLI:P020291
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - VS 25, 085 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020291
ER  -