VS 14, 137 (P020152)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 04695

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

53.0 mm × 53.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(gesz2@c) la2 3(asz@c) geme2
2. lu2 1(asz@c)-sze3
3. ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na 2(asz@c)-ta
4. ninda sal4 1(asz@c)-ta
5. kas ku-li 1(asz@c)-ta
6. szu ba-ti
7. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 2(asz@c) gala
8. lu2 1(asz@c)-sze3
9. ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na 2(asz@c)-ta
column 2
1. ninda sal4 1(asz@c)-ta
2. kas sig15 ku-li 1(asz@c)-ta
3. szu ba-ti
4. 1(u@c) ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na
5. 6(asz@c) ninda bar-si
6. gala-mah gir2-su{ki}
7. 5(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) dam ab-ba
reverse
column 1
1. lu2 1(asz@c)-sze3
2. ninda! bar-si 1(asz@c)-ta
3. ninda sal4 1(asz@c)-ta
4. kas sig15 ku-li 1(asz@c)-ta
5. szu ba-ti
column 2
1. lu2 ki-hul bara2-nam-tar-ra-ka
2. er2 sig7-me
3. sa6-sa6
4. dam URU-KA-gi-na
5. lugal
column 3
1. lagasz{ki}-ka-ke4
2. e-ne-ba
3. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma gu7-a-am6 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	Urukagina_l.02.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020152
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P020152

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	53.0 mm × 53.0 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 04695
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 14, 137

[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, 66

[Bauer1972AWL] Bauer, Josef. 1972. Altsumerische Wirtschaftstexte Aus Lagasch. Studia Pohl 9. Rome: Biblical Institute Press.
history: StOr 46 (pp. 43-76), 70

[Gelb1975StOr46] Gelb, Ignace J. 1975. “Homo Ludens in Early Mesopotania.” In Haec Studia Orientalia Professori Assyriologiae, et Filologiae Semiticae in Universitate Helsingiensi: Armasi Salonen, S.Q.A., Anno 1975 Sexagenario, 46:43–76.
history: AfO 31 (pp. 32-66), 55:75

[Powell1984AfO31] Powell, Marvin A. 1984. “Late Babylonian Surface Mensuration.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 31: 32–66.
history: RlA 7,506f.

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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-12 at 09:45:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-17 at 17:35:03	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-17 at 15:54:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-17 at 15:40:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:19	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-05-15 at 16:10:32	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 12:14:14	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, 137 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020152.

VS 14, 137 artifact entry (No. P020152). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020152 (Original work published 2001)

VS 14, 137 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020152 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 12},
	title = {VS 14, 137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020152},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020152},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“VS 14, 137 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020152.

VS 14, 137 artifact entry (No. P020152). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020152 (Original work published 2001)

VS 14, 137 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020152 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 12},
	title = {VS 14, 137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020152},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020152},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/12/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020152
LB  - CDLI:P020152
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - VS 14, 137 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020152
ER  -