VS 14, 185 (P020196)

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 04896

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

48.0 mm × 48.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur saggal
2. sze ki-su7 GAN2 sa6-ga tur
3. lum-ma-sza3-tam
column 2
1. ugula
2. szu-a bi2-gi4
3. szubur
4. nu-banda3
5. e-bala 1(|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.01.00.00 probable
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020196
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P020196

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	48.0 mm × 48.0 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 04896
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 14, 185

[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, 55

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:47:45	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:20	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:07	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:17	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:14	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 14, 185 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P020196.

VS 14, 185 artifact entry (No. P020196). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020196

VS 14, 185 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020196 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 14, 185 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020196},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020196},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P020196
LB  - CDLI:P020196
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - VS 14, 185 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020196
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 14, 185 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P020196.

VS 14, 185 artifact entry (No. P020196). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020196

VS 14, 185 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020196 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 14, 185 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020196},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020196},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P020196
LB  - CDLI:P020196
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - VS 14, 185 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020196
ER  -