VS 14, 064 (P020079)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 04769

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(u@c) 5(asz@c) suhur{ku6} dar-ra
2. 3(gesz2@c) a-dar-tun2{ku6} dar-ra
3. 8(gesz2@c) esztub{ku6} dar-ra
4. 9(gesz2@c) ubi{ku6} dar-ra
column 2
1. 5(asz@c) gu2 nir-pad{ku6}
2. 1(gesz'u@c) gam-gam{ku6} dar-ra
3. 1(gesz2@c) gam-gam{ku6} su-su
4. 1(gesz'u@c) esztub{ku6} giri3-us2
reverse
column 1
1. 3(asz@c) dug i3-ku6
2. e2-nig2-gur11-ra ba-kux(DU)
3. 2(szar2@c) 4(gesz'u@c) esztub{ku6} giri3-us2
column 2
1. 1(szar2@c) gam-gam{ku6} su-su
2. nig2-sa10-ma-sze3
3. ur-e2-musz3
4. dam-gar3
5. ba-de6
column 3
1. ku6 GAN2 du6 sir2-ra-ka-kam
2. amar-{d}sag-ku5
3. szu-ku6-e
4. mu-de6
5. bara2-nam-tar-ra
6. dam lugal-an-da
7. ensi2
8. lagasz{ki}-ka 5(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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Collections

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 55.0 high × 55.0 wide
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: VS 14, 64

[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, 135

[Bauer1972AWL] Bauer, Josef. 1972. Altsumerische Wirtschaftstexte Aus Lagasch. Studia Pohl 9. Rome: Biblical Institute Press.
citation: JCS 26 (pp. 195- 207), 197

[Farber1974JCS26] Farber, Walter. 1974. “Von Ba Und Anderen Wassertieren: Testudines Sargonicae?” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 26 (4): 195–207. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359441.
citation: OrAn 20, p.175-185, p. 184

[Lambert1981Grand-marchand] Lambert, Maurice. 1981. “Ur-Emush, ‘Grand-Marchand’ de Lagash.” Oriens Antiquus 20: 175–85.
citation: MSL 8/2, ,114

[Landsberger1962MSL8/2] Landsberger, Benno. 1962. The Fauna of the Ancient Mesopotamia. Second Part. ḪAR-Ra = Ḫubullu Tablets XIV and XVII. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 8/2. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.
citation: Lambert, Maurice, RA 047, 116

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 04769
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Lugalanda.05.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-09 at 15:22:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:17	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:04	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:15	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:12	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan	CDLI	approved

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Cite this Artifact

“VS 14, 064 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020079.

VS 14, 064 artifact entry (No. P020079). (2024, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020079 (Original work published 2001)

VS 14, 064 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020079 (Accessed: December 17, 2025).

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	month = {sep 9},
	title = {VS 14, 064 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020079},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020079},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“VS 14, 064 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020079.

VS 14, 064 artifact entry (No. P020079). (2024, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020079 (Original work published 2001)

VS 14, 064 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020079 (Accessed: December 17, 2025).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {VS 14, 064 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020079},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020079},
}

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DA  - 2024/9/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020079
LB  - CDLI:P020079
M1  - 2025/12/17/
TI  - VS 14, 064 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020079
ER  -