VS 25, 014 (P020207)

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 04419

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

99.0 mm × 98.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(barig@c) sze-ba
2. en-gil-sa
3. 4(ban2@c) engar-zi
4. 4(ban2@c) lugal-sipa
5. 4(ban2@c)# dingir#-igi-du
6. [4(ban2@c)] ka-ga2-inim#-bi
7. sagi#-me
8. [4(ban2@c) {d}nansze]-ama#-lugal#-[an]-da#
9. muhaldim
10. 2(barig@c) al-tusz
11. um#-me
12. 1(barig@c) geme2-e2-dam
column 2
1. um#-me-da
2. 4(ban2@c) {d}inanna-ama-mu
3. 4(ban2@c) a-tesz2-mu
4. 4(ban2@c) ama-ra
5. ar3-du2 munus-me
6. 4(ban2@c) {d}en-ki-tesz2-mu
7. simug
8. 3(ban2@c) {d}nin-mar{ki}-ama-mu
9. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
10. ki-siki-kam
11. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-da-nir-gal2
12. 4(ban2@c) igi-bar-lu2-ti
13. gu2-ba-me
column 3
1. ma-al-ga
2. e-da-se12
3. 3(ban2@c) esz4-dar-um-<me>
4. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
5. 3(ban2@c) zi-le
6. 3(ban2@c) HA-U2-U2
7. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
8. 3(ban2@c) nin-mu-da-nu-me-a
9. 3(ban2@c) am6-ma
10. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
11. 3(ban2@c) zi-la-la
12. 3(ban2@c) um-me
13. geme2 kikken-me
14. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) mar-tum
15. 1(barig@c) TAR-na
16. u2-bil-me
column 4
1. 2(barig@c)# [en-bi]
2. [{lu2}lungax(|BIxNIG2|)]
3. 1(barig@c) bahar2#
4. 3(asz@c) igi-nu#-[du8] 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
5. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
6. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
7. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) lugal-uszur3-nu2
8. nu-kiri6
9. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
10. 6(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
11. 3(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
12. 6(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
13. 2(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
14. nita-me
15. 1(asz@c) munus 2(barig@c)
column 5
1. [1(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)]
2. [5(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)]
3. [5(asz@c) 3(disz@t) munus 3(ban2@c)]
4. [2(asz@c) munus 2(ban2@c)]
5. sze#-[bi] 7(asz@c) [1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)] 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur saggal
6. lu2 geme2 {d}nansze-ka-me
7. 2(barig@c) inim-gi-na
8. 4(ban2@c) gub-ba-ni-an-na-sa6
9. 4(ban2@c) a-kiszi17-gal
10. 4(ban2@c) lugal-{d}en-lil2-le
11. sagi-me
column 6
1. [2(barig@c) nin-guru7]
2. [um-me]
3. [1(barig@c) gan-ezem]
4. [um-me-da]
5. [4(ban2@c) geme2-ganun]
6. 4(ban2@c) ama#-tesz2-mu
7. ar3-du2 munus-me
8. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-ama-mu
9. gu2-ba-kam
10. ma-al-ga
11. e-da-ti
12. 1(barig@c) igi-lugal#-sze3
13. en-ig-gal
reverse
column 1
1. nu-banda3
2. e-da-ti
3. 4(ban2@c) ama-tesz2-mu
4. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
5. nin-da-nu-me-a
6. e-da-ti
7. 4(ban2@c) lugal-mu-tu
8. szu-i2
9. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-menx(|GA2xEN|)-zi-pa4-pa4
10. ama lam-sag-kam
11. 4(ban2@c) [{d}ba-ba6-utu-mu]
12. [nin-iri-da-kusz2]
column 2
1. ar3-du2 munus-da
2. e-da-ti
3. 4(ban2@c) uszur3-ra-nu2
4. nig2-lu2
5. sukkal-da
6. e-da-ti
7. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
8. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
9. 4(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
10. nita-me
11. 1(asz@c) munus 2(barig@c)
12. 1(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
13. 7(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)#
14. sze-[bi] 3(asz@c)# [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)]
column 3
1. lu2 munus sa6-ga-me
blank space
column 4
1. gu2#-an#-sze3# 5(u@c)# [la2 2(asz@c) 3(disz@t) lu2 sze-ba tur mah-ba]
2. [sze-bi 1(u@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2) gur saggal]
3. [sze-ba geme2 dumu]
4. [lu2 di4-di4-la-ne]
5. bara2#-[nam]-tar#-ra#
6. dam lugal-an-da
column 5
1. [ensi2]
2. lagasz#{ki}-ka
3. iti ezem AB#-e3 [til]-la-ba
4. [en]-ig#-gal
5. [nu]-banda3#
6. [e2]-ganba#-[ka]-ta#
7. [e]-ne#-ba 6(|ASZxDISZ@t|)#
8. 1(u) 1(disz@t) ba-am6

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.06.11b.00 ?
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020207
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P020207

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	99.0 mm × 98.0 mm × 28.0 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 04419
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 25, 14

[Marzahn1991VS25] Marzahn, Joachim. 1991. Altsumerische Verwaltungstexte Aus Girsu/Lagaš. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin 25. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.
history: OrSP 43/44 (pp. 89-131), 95ff.

[Deimel1929OrSP43/44] Deimel, P. Anton. 1929. “Še-Ba Gìm-Dumu-TUR-TUR-La-Ne.” Orientalia SP 43/44: 89–131.
history: Or 9, 136

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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-17 at 16:04:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:47:52	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2012-11-12 at 09:23:21	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2011-11-08 at 04:42:10	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2011-10-24 at 09:29:32	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2011-09-16 at 11:46:32	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2011-08-28 at 12:05:40	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2011-08-22 at 14:43:35	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:21	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-04-28 at 22:08:43	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:07	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:18	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:15	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 25, 014 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020207.

VS 25, 014 artifact entry (No. P020207). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020207 (Original work published 2001)

VS 25, 014 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020207 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 25, 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020207},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020207},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“VS 25, 014 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020207.

VS 25, 014 artifact entry (No. P020207). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020207 (Original work published 2001)

VS 25, 014 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020207 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 25, 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020207},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020207},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020207
LB  - CDLI:P020207
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - VS 25, 014 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020207
ER  -