VS 14, 090 (P020105)

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 04487

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

65.0 mm × 65.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) ninda KA-gu7 ba-an 1(u@c) du8
2. 4(u@c) ninda KA-gu7 ba-an-ne2 5(u@c) du8
3. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) ninda bappir3 ba-an-ne2 1(u@c) du8
4. 4(u@c) ninda bappir3 ba-an-ne2 5(u@c) du8
column 2
1. 6(asz@c) mudx(LAK449) kas ge6
2. lu2-gid2
3. 2(asz@c) mudx(LAK449) kas sig15
4. i3-li2-be6-li2
5. kas ninda lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-ke4-ne
reverse
column 1
1. ezem {d}[...]
2. mu-de6 2(|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.02.00.00 ? La ?
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020105
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P020105

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	65.0 mm × 65.0 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 04487
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 14, 90

[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, 64

[Bauer1972AWL] Bauer, Josef. 1972. Altsumerische Wirtschaftstexte Aus Lagasch. Studia Pohl 9. Rome: Biblical Institute Press.
history: Frühe Schrift, Nr. 10.10

[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
2008-10-09 at 16:03:18	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-05-14 at 16:34:30	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:05	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:15	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:13	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, 090 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020105.

VS 14, 090 artifact entry (No. P020105). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020105 (Original work published 2001)

VS 14, 090 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020105 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {VS 14, 090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020105},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020105},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P020105
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - VS 14, 090 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020105
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 14, 090 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020105.

VS 14, 090 artifact entry (No. P020105). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020105 (Original work published 2001)

VS 14, 090 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020105 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {VS 14, 090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020105},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020105},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020105
LB  - CDLI:P020105
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - VS 14, 090 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020105
ER  -