VS 25, 023 (P020230)

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 04437

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

79.0 mm × 78.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze gur saggal
2. sze-ba lu2 szuku dab5-ba-ne
3. 1(gesz2@c) 2(asz@c) 5(ban2@c) sze-ba geme2 dumu igi-nu-du8 sza3-dub didli
4. 4(u@c) 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2 1(disz@t)#? sila3 sze#
column 2
1. 4(u@c) la2 4(ban2@c) ziz2
2. sa2-du11-am6
3. 5(u@c) la2 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze
4. sze gar gu4 udu-kam
5. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze#
6. 3(u@c) 6(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)# ziz2 babbar2
7. 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 gu2-nida#
8. 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) [gig?]
column 3
1. bar-bi gal2-la-am6
2. e2-munus-a-kam
3. 1(u@c) 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze
4. sze-ba geme2 dumu
5. 4(asz@c) la2 1(ban2@c) 5(disz@t) sila3 sze
6. 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)# ziz2#
7. sa2-du11-am6
8. 2(barig@c)# [4(ban2@c) sze ...]
9. [sze gar gu4 udu-kam]
reverse
column 1
1. [dumu-dumu-ne-kam]
  blank space
column 2
1. gu2#-an-sze3 5(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)# [sze] gur saggal#
2. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) la2 4(ban2@c) ziz2# babbar2
3. 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) gu2-nida
column 3
1. 5(asz@c) [2(barig@c) gig]
2. sze-ba sze gar ziz2 gar
3. bara2#-nam-tar-ra
4. dam# lugal-an-da
5. ensi2
6. lagasz{ki}-ka
7. iti ezem-AB-e3-ka
column 4
1. [en-ig-gal]
2. [nu-banda3]
3. e2#-ganba#-ka#-ta
4. e-ne-ba
5. lu2 szuku dab5-ba 2(disz@t) ba-am6
6. geme2 dumu 1(u) ba-am6 6(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P020230

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 79.0 mm × 78.0 mm × 25.0 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 04437
Accession Number

References

  • primary: VS 25, 23

    [Marzahn1991VS25] Marzahn, Joachim. 1991. Altsumerische Verwaltungstexte Aus Girsu/Lagaš. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin 25. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.

  • history: OrSP 9-13, 295

    [Deimel1924OrSP9-13] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. “Sumerische Grammatik Der Archaistischen Texte Mit Übungsstücken (Zum Selbstunterricht).” Orientalia SP 9-13.

  • history: StOr 46 (pp. 43-76), 71

    [Gelb1975StOr46] Gelb, Ignace J. 1975. “Homo Ludens in Early Mesopotania.” In Haec Studia Orientalia Professori Assyriologiae, et Filologiae Semiticae in Universitate Helsingiensi: Armasi Salonen, S.Q.A., Anno 1975 Sexagenario, 46:43–76.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-17 at 17:35:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-17 at 15:54:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-17 at 15:40:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-17 at 08:35:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-17 at 08:11:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-17 at 08:04:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 18:42:17 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:47:54 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-10-05 at 14:39:09 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:26 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-04-29 at 18:29:33 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:09 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:19 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:15 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 25, 023 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020230.
VS 25, 023 artifact entry (No. P020230). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020230 (Original work published 2001)
VS 25, 023 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020230 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 25, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020230},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020230},
}


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DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020230
LB  - CDLI:P020230
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - VS 25, 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020230
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 25, 023 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020230.
VS 25, 023 artifact entry (No. P020230). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020230 (Original work published 2001)
VS 25, 023 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020230 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 25, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020230},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020230},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020230
LB  - CDLI:P020230
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - VS 25, 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020230
ER  -
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