VS 14, 155 (P020168)

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 04715

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

81.0 mm × 81.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(ban2@c) zu2-lum gesz si4 gal-gal su-na
2. 2(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c) zu2-lum gesz si4 gesz ge6-da szarx(NE)-ra gal-gal
3. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) zu2-lum gesz si4
column 2
1. 3(asz@c) 5(ban2@c) zu2-lum gesz si4 gesz ge6-da szarx(NE)-ra gur saggal
2. 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) zu2-lum ge6
3. szu-nigin2 5(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) zu2-lum gur saggal
column 3
1. 1(gesz2@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
2. kiri6 i7 zubi-ka-kam
3. dingir-a-mu
4. 1(barig@c) gesztin
5. 2(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
6. e2-ku4
7. 2(ban2@c) 3(disz@t) sila3 gesztin
column 4
1. 5(u@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
2. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}pesz3
3. ur-ki
4. 3(ban2@c) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 gesztin
5. 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
6. 3(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}pesz3
reverse
column 1
1. e-ta-e11
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 5(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) zu2-lum gur saggal
2. 2(barig@c) la2 4(disz@t) sila3 gesztin
3. 5(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
4. 4(u@c) 2(asz@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}pesz3
5. nu-kiri6-ke4-ne
column 3
1. szu-a bi2-gi4
2. en-ig-gal
3. nu-banda3
4. e2-ur3-ra-ka
5. i3-kux(DU)
6. nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
7. nig2-du3-a {gesz}pesz3
8. e2-NI-ka
9. i3-kux(DU)
column 4
1. bara2-nam-tar-ra
2. dam lugal-an-da
3. ensi2
4. lagasz{ki}-ka 4(|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	Lugalanda.04.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020168
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P020168

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	81.0 mm × 81.0 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 04715
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 14, 155

[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, 92

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:47:39	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:20	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-05-15 at 16:36:46	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 18:08:17	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 Artifact

“VS 14, 155 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P020168.

VS 14, 155 artifact entry (No. P020168). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020168

VS 14, 155 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020168 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 14, 155 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020168},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020168},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P020168
LB  - CDLI:P020168
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - VS 14, 155 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020168
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 14, 155 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P020168.

VS 14, 155 artifact entry (No. P020168). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020168

VS 14, 155 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020168 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 14, 155 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020168},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020168},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P020168
LB  - CDLI:P020168
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - VS 14, 155 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020168
ER  -