VS 14, 023 (P020037)

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 04784

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

35.0 mm × 35.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(asz@c) sze gur saggal
2. lugal-apin-ne2
column 2
1. azlag3-bi
2. sze tug2 |ZI&ZI|-a me-de3
reverse
column 1
1. ba-de6
2. sze bara2 gur5-a
3. geme2-tar-sir2-sir2-ka-kam
column 2
1. dub-bi 3(disz@t)-am6 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	Urukagina_l.02.00.00 nearcertain
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020037
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P020037

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	35.0 mm × 35.0 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 04784
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 14, 23

[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, 35

[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 08:47:04	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:16	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:03	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:14	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:12	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, 023 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P020037.

VS 14, 023 artifact entry (No. P020037). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020037

VS 14, 023 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020037 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 14, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020037},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020037},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P020037
LB  - CDLI:P020037
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - VS 14, 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020037
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 14, 023 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P020037.

VS 14, 023 artifact entry (No. P020037). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020037

VS 14, 023 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020037 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 14, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020037},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020037},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P020037
LB  - CDLI:P020037
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - VS 14, 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020037
ER  -