VS 27, 080 (P020016)

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 04865

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

68.0 mm × 68.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(asz@c) 5(ban2) zu2-lum gesz si4 gesz ge6-da szarx(NE)-ra gur saggal
2. 5(ban2@c) zu2-lum gesz si4 gal-gal
3. 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) zu2-lum gesz ge6
4. dingir-a-mu
5. 2(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
column 2
1. 1(barig@c) la2 3(disz@t) sila3 gesztin
2. e2-ku4
3. 1(u@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}pesz3
4. 4(u@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
5. 3(ban2@c) gesztin
6. ur-ki
column 3
1. 2(u@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}pesz3
2. 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
3. 1(ban2@c) gesztin
4. e-ta-e11
reverse
column 1
1. szu-nigin2 5(asz@c) zu2-lum gur saggal
2. 3(u@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}pesz3
3. 4(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
4. 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) 3(disz@t) sila3 gesztin
column 2
1. nu-kiri6-ke4-ne
2. szu-a bi2-gi4
3. en-ig-gal
4. nu-banda3
5. e2-munus-a
6. i3-kux(DU)
7. bara2-nam-tar-ra
column 3
1. dam lugal-an-da
2. ensi2
3. lagasz{ki}-ka 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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Collections

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 68.0 high × 68.0 wide
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: VS 27, 80

[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, 326

[Deimel1924OrSP9-13] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. “Sumerische Grammatik Der Archaistischen Texte Mit Übungsstücken (Zum Selbstunterricht).” Orientalia SP 9-13.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 04865
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Lugalanda.03.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-17 at 08:35:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-08-17 at 08:11:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-08-17 at 08:04:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-03 at 18:42:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:16	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2015-05-07 at 08:48:32	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:15	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2008-05-11 at 17:24:17	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:03	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:13	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:11	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan	CDLI	approved

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Cite this Artifact

“VS 27, 080 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020016.

VS 27, 080 artifact entry (No. P020016). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020016 (Original work published 2001)

VS 27, 080 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020016 (Accessed: December 18, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 27, 080 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020016},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020016},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“VS 27, 080 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020016.

VS 27, 080 artifact entry (No. P020016). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020016 (Original work published 2001)

VS 27, 080 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020016 (Accessed: December 18, 2025).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 27, 080 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020016},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020016},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020016
LB  - CDLI:P020016
M1  - 2025/12/18/
TI  - VS 27, 080 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020016
ER  -