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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

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

Text

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|)

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.03.10.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020038
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P020038

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	74.0 mm × 74.0 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 04708
Accession Number

References

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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
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 12:14:12	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, 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 2, 2026).

@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 14, 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020038},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020038},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P020038
LB  - CDLI:P020038
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - VS 14, 024 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020038
ER  -

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 2, 2026).

@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 14, 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020038},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020038},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P020038
LB  - CDLI:P020038
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - VS 14, 024 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020038
ER  -