VS 25, 026 (P020233)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 04443

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

73.0 mm × 74.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(esze3@c) lugal-{an}anzu2{muszen}
2. 1(esze3@c) ur-{d}ama#-gesztin
3. 1(esze3@c) lugal-ug3-ga2-du10
4. 1(esze3@c) U2-U2
5. 1(esze3@c) amar-szuba3
column 2
1. 1(esze3@c) mes-e2-zi-da
2. 1(esze3@c) ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
3. 3(iku@c) ur-{d}en-ki
4. 1(esze3@c) hab2-ba
5. 1(esze3@c) szesz-lu2-du10
6. 1(esze3@c) ur-esz3-lil2-ke4
column 3
1. 1(esze3@c) lugal-he2
2. 1(esze3@c) il2
3. 1(esze3@c) ur-abzu
4. 1(esze3@c) inim-utu-zi
5. 1(esze3@c) ur-{d}nin-sag3
6. 1(esze3@c) SZIM#-DU
reverse
column 1
1. 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) en-abzu-a-DU
2. 1(esze3@c) szu-tur-ga-ti
3. 1(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c) ur-ki
4. ugula
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 8(bur3@c) sze mu2-a
2. GAN2 su-a ki-ba ga2-ga2-de3
3. lugal-an-da
4. ensi2
5. lagasz{ki}-ke4
column 3
1. en-ig-gal
2. nu-banda3
3. e-na-szum2 4(|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.04.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020233
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P020233

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	73.0 mm × 74.0 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 04443
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 25, 26

[Marzahn1991VS25] Marzahn, Joachim. 1991. Altsumerische Verwaltungstexte Aus Girsu/Lagaš. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin 25. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.
history: OrOS 6 (pp. 1-32), 15

[Deimel1923] Deimel, P. Anton. 1923. “Das Betriebspersonal Der Tempeläcker Zur Zeit Urukaginas.” Orientalia OS 6: 1–32.
history: MVAeG 39, 62

[Meriggi1934MVAeG39] Meriggi, Piero. 1934. Die Längsten Bauinschriften in “Hethitischen” Hieroglyphen Nebst Glossar Zu Sämtlichen Texten. Vol. 39. Mitteilungen Der Vorderasiatisch-Ägyptischen Gesellschaft.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-08 at 13:15:03	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-25 at 16:59:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2011-10-04 at 17:34:27	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:26	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-04-29 at 21:05:36	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:09	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:19	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, 026 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020233.

VS 25, 026 artifact entry (No. P020233). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020233 (Original work published 2001)

VS 25, 026 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020233 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {VS 25, 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020233},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020233},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020233
LB  - CDLI:P020233
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - VS 25, 026 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020233
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 25, 026 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020233.

VS 25, 026 artifact entry (No. P020233). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020233 (Original work published 2001)

VS 25, 026 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020233 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {VS 25, 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020233},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020233},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020233
LB  - CDLI:P020233
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - VS 25, 026 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020233
ER  -