VS 14, 184 (P020195)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 04630

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

71.0 mm × 71.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 8(bur3@c) 3(iku@c) GAN2 sze
2. gu4-e LAK483 <i3>-si
3. numun ne2-gar
4. sze gu4 gu7 tugx(LAK483) si-ga-bi 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) gur saggal
5. sze gu4 gu7 numun-bi 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c)
column 2
1. sze-numun-bi 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c)
2. sze bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c)
3. 2(bur3@c) GAN2 numun-na se3-ga
4. sze-numun-bi 3(asz@c)-am6
5. sze gu4 gu7-bi 3(asz@c)-am6
6. szu-nigin2 1(bur'u@c) 3(iku@c) GAN2 sze
column 3
1. [sze]-bi 5(u@c) 6(asz@c) 2(barig@c) gur saggal
2. nig2-en-na
3. GAN2 da kiszi17-ka-kam
4. 6(bur3@c) GAN2 sze
5. gu4-e LAK483 i3-si
reverse
column 1
1. sze gu4 gu7-bi 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c)
2. 1(bur3@c) GAN2 ku5-ra2
3. sze gu4 gu7-bi 3(asz@c)
4. sze-numun-bi 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c)
5. sze gu4 gu7-bi 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c)
6. sze gu4 gu7 ki szum2-ka 2(barig@c)
7. szu-nigin2 4(u@c) la2 2(barig@c) sze
column 2
1. nig2-en-na
2. GAN2 du5-uh2-ka-kam
column 3
1. GAN2 tugx(LAK483) si-ga numun gar-ra
2. sag-ga2-tuku-a
3. sag-apin-ka-kam 6(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
4. en-ig-gal
5. nu-banda3
6. dub-bi e-da-bala

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P020195

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 71.0 mm × 71.0 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 04630
Accession Number

References

  • primary: VS 14, 184

    [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, 9

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

  • history: Georgica, 167f.: 76 to 29

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

  • history: Frühe Schrift, Nr. 12.8

    [Nissen1991FrüheSchrift] Nissen, Hans J., Peter Damerow, and Robert K. Englund. 1991. Frühe Schrift Und Techniken Der Wirtschaftsverwaltung Im Alten Vorderen Orient. Informationsspeicherung Und -Verarbeitung Vor 5000 Jahren. Franzbecker.

  • history: StOr 46 (pp. 259-290), 281

    [Pettinato1975StOr46] Pettinato, Giovanni, and Hartmut Waetzoldt. 1975. “Saatgut Und Furchenabstand Beim Getreideanbau.” In Haec Studia Orientalia Professori Assyriologiae, et Filologiae Semiticae in Universitate Helsingiensi: Armasi Salonen, S.Q.A., Anno 1975 Sexagenario, 46:259–90.

  • history: AfO 31 (pp. 32-66), 51.58

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

  • history: ZA 75 (pp. 7-38), 20+33

    [Powell1985ZA75] Powell, Marvin A. 1985. “Salt, Seed, and Yields in Surnerian Agriculture. A Critique of the Theory of Progressive Salinization.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 75: 7–38.

  • history: AOS 68, p. 117-141, p. 128 n. 88

    [Waetzoldt1987compensation] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1987. “Compensation of Craft Workers and Officials in the Ur III Period.” In Labor in the Ancient Near East, edited by Marvin A. Powell, 117–41. American Oriental Series, Volume 68. New Haven, Connecticut: American Oriental Society.

  • history: ASJ 2, p.169-187, p. 172 + n. 21

    [Yamamoto1980agricultural-yearII] Yamamoto, Shigeru. 1980. “The ‘Agricultural Year’ in Pre-Sargonic Girsu-Lagash (II).” Acta Sumerologica 2: 169–87.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-12 at 09:45:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-03 at 16:06:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-17 at 15:56:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-22 at 14:41:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 17:11:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 17:07:31 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 09:17:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-06-11 at 09:04:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-05-20 at 15:58:25 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:47:44 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-02-21 at 05:34:23 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:20 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-15 at 21:51:18 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:07 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:17 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:14 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 14, 184 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020195.
VS 14, 184 artifact entry (No. P020195). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020195 (Original work published 2001)
VS 14, 184 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020195 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 12},
	title = {VS 14, 184 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020195},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020195},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“VS 14, 184 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020195.
VS 14, 184 artifact entry (No. P020195). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020195 (Original work published 2001)
VS 14, 184 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020195 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 12},
	title = {VS 14, 184 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020195},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020195},
}


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PY  - 2024
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TI  - VS 14, 184 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020195
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