VS 14, 133 (P020148)

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 04698

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. 5(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze gu4 gu7 gur saggal
2. GAN2 u3-gig-ga-sze3
3. ba-de6
4. 6(asz@c) sze
5. GAN2 gibil tur-sze3
column 2
1. ba-de6
2. 4(asz@c) sze 2(disz@t)-kam-ma-ka
3. GAN2 u3-gig-ga-sze3
4. ba-de6
5. 2(asz@c) sze
6. ki szum2-ma GAN2 u3-gig-ka-sze3
reverse
column 1
1. ba-de6
2. sze gu4 gu7 tugx(LAK483) si-ga-sze3
3. sag-ga2-tuku-a
4. sag-apin-ke4
5. ba-de6
6. en-ig-gal
7. nu-banda3
column 2
1. e2 ki-sal4-la-ta
2. e-na-ta-gar 1(|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	Urukagina_l.01.00.00 probable
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020148
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P020148

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	55.0 mm × 55.0 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 04698
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 14, 133

[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, 14

[Bauer1972AWL] Bauer, Josef. 1972. Altsumerische Wirtschaftstexte Aus Lagasch. Studia Pohl 9. Rome: Biblical Institute Press.
history: Georgica, 167

[Civil1994Georgica] Civil, Miguel. 1994. The Farmer’s Instructions : A Sumerian Agricultural Manual. Vol. 5. Aula Orientalis. Supplementa. Sabadell-Barcelona : AUSA.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-03 at 17:11:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 17:07:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-20 at 15:58:24	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:47:35	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:19	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-05-15 at 16:05:55	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:06	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:16	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:14	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 14, 133 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020148.

VS 14, 133 artifact entry (No. P020148). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020148 (Original work published 2001)

VS 14, 133 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020148 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {VS 14, 133 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020148},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020148},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020148
LB  - CDLI:P020148
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - VS 14, 133 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020148
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 14, 133 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020148.

VS 14, 133 artifact entry (No. P020148). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020148 (Original work published 2001)

VS 14, 133 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020148 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {VS 14, 133 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020148},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020148},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020148
LB  - CDLI:P020148
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - VS 14, 133 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020148
ER  -