VS 27, 020 (P020336)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 04706

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

66.0 mm × 66.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(u@c) tar{ku6}
2. 1(u@c) zubud{ku6}
3. 6(gesz2@c) gud5#{ku6} dar-ra
4. 2(gesz'u@c) la2 1(gesz2@c) ubi{ku6}
5. 2(gesz2@c) {gesz}gesztu{ku6} su-su
column 2
1. 1(gesz'u@c) 2(gesz2@c) gir{ku6} a-de2
2. 2(gesz2@c) {gesz}gesztu{ku6} dar-ra#
3. ne#-sag
4. 1(gesz2@c) tar{ku6}
5. 5(asz@c) zubud{ku6}
column 3
1. 3(gesz2@c) gud5{ku6} dar-ra
2. 7(gesz2@c) ubi#{ku6}
3. ku6-banszur-ra-kam
4. 1(gesz'u@c) 5(gesz2@c) ubi{ku6}
5. banszur-la2-a
reverse
column 1
1. im-ma-sze3 i3-szi-DU
2. lugal-sza3-la2-tuku
column 2
1. iti siki-ba-a
2. szu-ku6 ab-ba-ke4-ne
3. mu-DU
4. en-ig#-gal
5. nu-banda3
6. e2-nig2-gur11-ra
7. i3-DU
8. ku6 u2-rum
column 3
1. {d}ba-ba6
2. sa6-sa6
3. dam URU-KA-gi-na
4. lugal
5. lagasz{ki}-ka 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)

Collections

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 66.0 high × 66.0 wide × 25.0 thick
Weight:
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Condition Description:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: VS 27, 20

[Marzahn1996VS27] Marzahn, Joachim. 1996. Altsumerische Verwaltungstexte Und Ein Brief Aus Girsu/Lagaš. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin 27. Mainz: Philipp von Zabern.
history: OrSP 9-13, 317

[Deimel1924OrSP9-13] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. “Sumerische Grammatik Der Archaistischen Texte Mit Übungsstücken (Zum Selbstunterricht).” Orientalia SP 9-13.
citation: BBVO 10, p. 96 n. 305 (as VAT 4607) (obv. iii 2 - rev. I 2)

[Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 04706
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.03.07.00 ?
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-17 at 08:35:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-17 at 08:11:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-17 at 08:04:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 18:42:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:29	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:12	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:21	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:17	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“VS 27, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020336.

VS 27, 020 artifact entry (No. P020336). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020336 (Original work published 2001)

VS 27, 020 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020336 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 27, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020336},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020336},
}

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M1  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - VS 27, 020 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“VS 27, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020336.

VS 27, 020 artifact entry (No. P020336). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020336 (Original work published 2001)

VS 27, 020 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020336 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 27, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020336},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020336},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020336
LB  - CDLI:P020336
M1  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - VS 27, 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020336
ER  -