VS 14, 125 (P020141)

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 04915

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. la2-a 3(asz@c) sze gur saggal
en: Deficit: 3 head-gur barley;
calculation: 168 - 165 = 3
based on RTC 57 and VS 14, 45
2. 3(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) ziz2
en: 3 (head-gur) less 1 barig emmer,
calculation 98 gur - 95 gur 1 barig = 3 gur less 1 barig
3. lugal-pirig-tur
en: of Lugal-pirigtur
4. sanga e2-babbar2-da
en: administrator of White-house,
column 2
1. szubur
en: did Šubur,
2. nu-banda3
en: overseer,
3. e2 ki-sal4-la-ka
en: who to the granary,
4. sze e-bala-a
en: barley had transferred,
5. dub e-da-bala
en: onto (his [Lugal-pirigtur’s]) tablet transferred;
reverse
column 1
1. gu2-na e-ne2-gar 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
en: to his (Lugal-pirigtur’s) debit account he posted 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	P020141
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P020141

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 04915
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 14, 125

[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, 185

[Bauer1972AWL] Bauer, Josef. 1972. Altsumerische Wirtschaftstexte Aus Lagasch. Studia Pohl 9. Rome: Biblical Institute Press.
history: Früher Schrift Nr. 10.13

[sec4951] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
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 08:47:34	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:19	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:06	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:16	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, 125 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P020141.

VS 14, 125 artifact entry (No. P020141). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020141

VS 14, 125 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020141 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 14, 125 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020141},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020141},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P020141
LB  - CDLI:P020141
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - VS 14, 125 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020141
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 14, 125 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P020141.

VS 14, 125 artifact entry (No. P020141). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020141

VS 14, 125 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020141 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 14, 125 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020141},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020141},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P020141
LB  - CDLI:P020141
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - VS 14, 125 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020141
ER  -