VS 14, 161 (P020172)

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 04652

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

51.0 mm × 51.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
2. 1(asz@c) masz en-en3-tar-zi
3. 2(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
4. 1(asz@c) sila4 du-du
5. sanga
6. 2(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
column 2
1. 3(asz@c) ninda bappir3
2. gu-ni-DU
3. [nig2 gesz] tag-[ga]
4. ezem {d}lugal-iri-bar-ka
5. bara2-nam-tar-ra
reverse
column 1
1. dam lugal-an-da
2. ensi2#
3. lagasz{ki}-ka 6(|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.06.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020172
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P020172

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	51.0 mm × 51.0 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 04652
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 14, 161

[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, 164

[Bauer1972AWL] Bauer, Josef. 1972. Altsumerische Wirtschaftstexte Aus Lagasch. Studia Pohl 9. Rome: Biblical Institute Press.
history: ASJ 5, p.67-79, p. 68

[Maeda1983subgroups] Maeda, Tohru. 1983. “Subgroups of Lú-KUR₆-Dab₅-Ba (II): Šeš-Gub-Ba and Šeš-Tuš-a.” Acta Sumerologica 5: 67–79.
history: UGASL, p. 169

[Selz1995UGASL] Selz, Gebhard J. 1995. Untersuchungen Zur Götterwelt Des Altsumerischen Stadtstaates von Lagaš. Occasional Publications of the Samuel Noah Kramer Fund 13. Philadelphia: The Samuel Noah Kramer Fund.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2008-10-09 at 16:03:20	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, 161 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P020172.

VS 14, 161 artifact entry (No. P020172). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020172

VS 14, 161 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020172 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).

@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 14, 161 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020172},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020172},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P020172
LB  - CDLI:P020172
M1  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - VS 14, 161 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020172
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 14, 161 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P020172.

VS 14, 161 artifact entry (No. P020172). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020172

VS 14, 161 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020172 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).

@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 14, 161 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020172},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020172},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P020172
LB  - CDLI:P020172
M1  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - VS 14, 161 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020172
ER  -