VS 14, 030 (P020044)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 04760

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

48.0 mm × 48.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(gesz2@c) la2 6(asz@c) ma-na uruda a-ru12-da
2. uruda a-ru12-da u2-rum
column 2
1. dim3-tur
2. ur-{d}en-ki
3. dam-gar3
4. kur dilmun{ki}-ta
reverse
column 1
1. mu-de6-a-am6
2. lugal-an-da
3. ensi2
4. lagasz{ki}-ke4
column 2
1. e2-gal-la
2. e-la2 1(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P020044

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 48.0 mm × 48.0 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 04760
Accession Number

References

  • primary: VS 14, 30

    [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, 188

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

  • history: ZA 77 (pp. 22-91), 70

    [Heimpel1977ZA77] Heimpel, Wolfgang. 1977. “Das Untere Meer.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 77: 22–91.

  • history: OrAn 20, p.175-185, p. 180

    [Lambert1981Grand-marchand] Lambert, Maurice. 1981. “Ur-Emush, ‘Grand-Marchand’ de Lagash.” Oriens Antiquus 20: 175–85.

  • history: Leemans, OB merchant, p. 40

    [Leemans1950merchant] Leemans, Wilhelmus F. 1950. The Old-Babylonian Merchant. Studia et Documenta Ad Iura Orientis Antiqui Pertinentia, Volumen III. Leiden: E . J. Brill.

  • history: BBVO 02, 49. 83. 85+10. 212

    [sec4790] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-03 at 16:24:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:17 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-13 at 17:42:41 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:03 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:14 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:12 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 14, 030 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020044.
VS 14, 030 artifact entry (No. P020044). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020044 (Original work published 2001)
VS 14, 030 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020044 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 3},
	title = {VS 14, 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020044},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020044},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020044
LB  - CDLI:P020044
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - VS 14, 030 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020044
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 14, 030 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020044.
VS 14, 030 artifact entry (No. P020044). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020044 (Original work published 2001)
VS 14, 030 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020044 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 3},
	title = {VS 14, 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020044},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020044},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020044
LB  - CDLI:P020044
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - VS 14, 030 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020044
ER  - 
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