VS 14, 045 (P020060)

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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Photo

Lineart

Photo (detail)

Lineart (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 04689

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

54.0 mm × 54.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 5(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2 gur saggal
en: 95 head-gur 1 barig of white emmer,
2. 2(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 5(asz@c) sze
en: 165 barley
column 2
1. lugal-pirig-tur
en: Lugal-pirigtur,
2. sanga e2-babbar2
en: administrator of White-temple,
3. szu-a bi2-gi4
en: delivered;
4. szubur
en: Šubur,
5. nu-banda3
en: overseer
reverse
column 1
1. e2 ki-sal4-la-ka
en: into the granary,
2. e-bala 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
en: transferred it; 4th (year).

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.04.00.00 nearcertain
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020060
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P020060

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	54.0 mm × 54.0 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 04689
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 14, 45

[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, 52

[Bauer1972AWL] Bauer, Josef. 1972. Altsumerische Wirtschaftstexte Aus Lagasch. Studia Pohl 9. Rome: Biblical Institute Press.
history: Frühe Schrift, Nr. 10.12

[Nissen1991FrüheSchrift] Nissen, Hans J., Peter Damerow, and Robert K. Englund. 1991. Frühe Schrift Und Techniken Der Wirtschaftsverwaltung Im Alten Vorderen Orient. Informationsspeicherung Und -Verarbeitung Vor 5000 Jahren. Franzbecker.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-22 at 14:41:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 09:17:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2015-06-12 at 09:08:39	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Guerra, Dylan	CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:47:10	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:17	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:04	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, 045 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020060.

VS 14, 045 artifact entry (No. P020060). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020060 (Original work published 2001)

VS 14, 045 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020060 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {VS 14, 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020060},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020060},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020060
LB  - CDLI:P020060
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - VS 14, 045 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020060
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 14, 045 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020060.

VS 14, 045 artifact entry (No. P020060). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020060 (Original work published 2001)

VS 14, 045 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020060 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {VS 14, 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020060},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020060},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020060
LB  - CDLI:P020060
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - VS 14, 045 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020060
ER  -