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

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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

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

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 71.0 high × 71.0 wide
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  • 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.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 04630
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-12 at 09:45:24 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-03 at 16:06:03 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-17 at 15:56:03 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-22 at 14:41:50 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 17:11:07 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 17:07:31 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 09:17:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-06-11 at 09:04:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-20 at 15:58:25 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:47:44 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-02-21 at 05:34:23 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:20 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-15 at 21:51:18 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:07 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:17 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:14 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“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: October 28, 2025).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 12},
	title = {VS 14, 184 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020195},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020195},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/12/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020195
LB  - CDLI:P020195
M1  - 2025/10/28/
TI  - VS 14, 184 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020195
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“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: October 28, 2025).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 12},
	title = {VS 14, 184 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020195},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020195},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/12/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020195
LB  - CDLI:P020195
M1  - 2025/10/28/
TI  - VS 14, 184 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020195
ER  -
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