VS 14, 028 (P020042)

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 04759

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

55.0 mm × 55.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) {gesz}dam apin
2. 4(asz@c) {gesz}da-pa
3. 2(u@c) {gesz}numun-nig2-gul
4. 3(asz@c) {gesz}gesztu apin
column 2
1. asal2-am6
2. 3(asz@c) {gesz}bar-bi-da
3. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) {gesz}gag
4. {gesz}szinig-am6
reverse
column 1
1. e2 za3 iri-ka-ta
2. en-ig-gal
3. nu-banda3
4. U2-U2
5. sanga e2-gal-ra
column 2
1. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-a
2. mu-na-ta-gar 4(|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.04.00.00 probable
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020042
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P020042

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	55.0 mm × 55.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 04759
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 14, 28

[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, 76

[Bauer1972AWL] Bauer, Josef. 1972. Altsumerische Wirtschaftstexte Aus Lagasch. Studia Pohl 9. Rome: Biblical Institute Press.
history: MVAeG 39, 51

[Meriggi1934MVAeG39] Meriggi, Piero. 1934. Die Längsten Bauinschriften in “Hethitischen” Hieroglyphen Nebst Glossar Zu Sämtlichen Texten. Vol. 39. Mitteilungen Der Vorderasiatisch-Ägyptischen Gesellschaft.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-25 at 16:59:28	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 12:14:12	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 14, 028 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020042.

VS 14, 028 artifact entry (No. P020042). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020042 (Original work published 2001)

VS 14, 028 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020042 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 25},
	title = {VS 14, 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020042},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020042
LB  - CDLI:P020042
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - VS 14, 028 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020042
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 14, 028 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020042.

VS 14, 028 artifact entry (No. P020042). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020042 (Original work published 2001)

VS 14, 028 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020042 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 25},
	title = {VS 14, 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020042},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020042
LB  - CDLI:P020042
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - VS 14, 028 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020042
ER  -