VS 14, 038 (P020052)

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 04804

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

46.0 mm × 46.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2@c) sze gur saggal
2. 3(gesz2@c) ma-na erin babbar2
3. 1(asz@c) dug i3-ir-a
column 2
1. 1(u@c) dug i3 szah2
2. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) imgaga3 gur saggal
3. nig2 szu tak4-a-am6
reverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) imgaga3
2. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) dabin
3. 1(barig@c) zi3 sig15
4. 2(barig@c) zi3 sze sa
5. masz-da-re-a-am6
column 2
1. nig2#-u2-rum
2. lugal-an-da
3. ensi2
4. lagasz{ki}-ka
5. kur dilmun-sze3
column 3
1. szubur
2. nu-banda3
3. ur-{[d]}en-ki
4. dam-gar3
5. e-na-szum2 5(|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	Enentarzi.05.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020052
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P020052

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	46.0 mm × 46.0 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 04804
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 14, 38

[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, 189

[Bauer1972AWL] Bauer, Josef. 1972. Altsumerische Wirtschaftstexte Aus Lagasch. Studia Pohl 9. Rome: Biblical Institute Press.
history: ZA 77 (pp. 22-91), 71

[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: BBVO 2, 49.83.212

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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-03 at 16:25:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:47:07	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2013-12-31 at 17:26:02	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:17	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, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020052.

VS 14, 038 artifact entry (No. P020052). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020052 (Original work published 2001)

VS 14, 038 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020052 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 3},
	title = {VS 14, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020052},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020052},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/3/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - VS 14, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020052
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 14, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020052.

VS 14, 038 artifact entry (No. P020052). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020052 (Original work published 2001)

VS 14, 038 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020052 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 3},
	title = {VS 14, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020052},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020052},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020052
LB  - CDLI:P020052
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - VS 14, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020052
ER  -