VS 14, 024 (P020038)

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 04708

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

74.0 mm × 74.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) tar{ku6}
2. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) zubud{ku6}
3. 4(gesz'u@c) ubi{ku6}
4. 1(gesz'u@c) 6(gesz2@c) [gir]{ku6} dar-ra
5. 1(gesz'u@c) 3(gesz2@c) gir{ku6} mun-na
6. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) ba
7. 1(u@c) sila3 i3-ku6
column 2
1. ku6 dusu-[kam]
2. 1(gesz'u@c) ubi{ku6}
3. 6(gesz2@c) gir{ku6} mun-na
4. lul-gu e3-a im-ma-kam 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
5. ne-sag
6. 5(u@c) 5(asz@c) tar{ku6}
7. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) zubud{ku6}
8. 1(szar2@c) 2(gesz'u@c) la2 2(gesz2@c) ubi{ku6}
column 3
1. 7(gesz2@c) ku6 dar-ra a du10-ga
2. 4(gesz2@c) agargara{ku6} mun
3. 2(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) ba
4. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) sila3 i3-ku6
5. ku6 dusu-kam
6. 1(gesz'u@c) 4(gesz2@c) ubi{ku6}
7. 2(gesz2@c) |TAxSZE|{ku6} mun
reverse
column 1
1. lul-gu e3-a im-ma-kam 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
2. lugal-sza3-la2-tuku
column 2
1. ku6 dusu-kam
2. iti ezem-munu4-gu7
3. {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ka
4. szu-ku6 ab-ba-ke4-ne
5. mu-de6
6. en-ig-gal
column 3
1. nu-banda3
2. e2-nig2-gur11-ra
3. i3-kux(DU)
4. ku6 u2-rum
5. {d}ba-ba6
6. sa6-sa6
7. dam URU-KA-gi-na
8. lugal
9. lagasz{ki}-ka 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 74.0 high × 74.0 wide
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  • primary: VS 14, 24

    [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, 133

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

  • history: ASJ 3, p.111-124, p. 121

    [Yoshikawa1981plural-expressions] Yoshikawa, Mamoru. 1981. “Plural Expressions in Sumerian Verbs.” Acta Sumerologica 3: 111–24.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 96 n. 305

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

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  • Museum No.: VAT 04708
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.03.10.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2008-10-09 at 16:03:16 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:03 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:14 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:12 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“VS 14, 024 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P020038.
VS 14, 024 artifact entry (No. P020038). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020038
VS 14, 024 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020038 (Accessed: May 25, 2025).
@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 14, 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020038},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020038},
}


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