VS 14, 013 (P020029)

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 04838

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

40.0 mm × 40.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [1(asz@c)] gu2-za um-dur gal-gal
2. 1(asz@c) [gu2-za] um-[dur] tur-tur
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) menx(|GA2xEN|) sag si-ga ku3 luh-ha
2. [1(asz@c)] zabar3 dili2 ma2 dilmun
3. {d}nansze
reverse
column 1
1. nig2 a ru ezem sze gu7
2. {d}nansze-ka
3. bara2-nam-tar-ra
column 2
1. dam lugal-an-da
2. ensi2
3. lagasz{ki}-ka 2(|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.02.08.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020029
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P020029

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	40.0 mm × 40.0 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 04838
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 14, 13

[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, 162

[Bauer1972AWL] Bauer, Josef. 1972. Altsumerische Wirtschaftstexte Aus Lagasch. Studia Pohl 9. Rome: Biblical Institute Press.
history: Georgica, 168

[Civil1994Georgica] Civil, Miguel. 1994. The Farmer’s Instructions : A Sumerian Agricultural Manual. Vol. 5. Aula Orientalis. Supplementa. Sabadell-Barcelona : AUSA.
history: BBVO 2, 71:78, 83, 85:13, 212

[sec4760] N.d.
history: UGASL, p. 199

[Selz1995UGASL] Selz, Gebhard J. 1995. Untersuchungen Zur Götterwelt Des Altsumerischen Stadtstaates von Lagaš. Occasional Publications of the Samuel Noah Kramer Fund 13. Philadelphia: The Samuel Noah Kramer Fund.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-03 at 17:11:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 17:07:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:16	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:03	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:14	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:11	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 14, 013 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020029.

VS 14, 013 artifact entry (No. P020029). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020029 (Original work published 2001)

VS 14, 013 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020029 (Accessed: August 17, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-08-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {VS 14, 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020029},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020029},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020029
LB  - CDLI:P020029
M1  - 2026/8/17/
TI  - VS 14, 013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020029
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 14, 013 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020029.

VS 14, 013 artifact entry (No. P020029). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020029 (Original work published 2001)

VS 14, 013 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020029 (Accessed: August 17, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-08-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {VS 14, 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020029},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020029},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020029
LB  - CDLI:P020029
M1  - 2026/8/17/
TI  - VS 14, 013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020029
ER  -