VS 25, 037 (P020244)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 04456

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

92.0 mm × 93.0 mm × 26.0 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#*
column 3
1. [gu2]-ba#-[me]
2. [ma-al]-ga
3. e#-da-se12
4. 3(ban2@c)# [esz4-dar]-um#-me
5. 2(ban2@c) [dumu] nita#
6. 3(ban2@c)# zi#-le#
7. 3(ban2@c)# HA#-U2-U2
8. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
9. 3(ban2@c)# nin-mu-da-nu-me-a
10. 3(ban2@c) am6-ma#
11. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
12. 3(ban2@c) zi-la-la
13. [3(ban2)] um#-me
14. geme2# kikken#-me
15. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) mar-tum
16. 1(barig@c) TAR#-na
column 4
1. u2#-bil#*
2. [2(barig@c) en-bi]
3. [lu2] lungax(|BIxNIG2|)
4. 1(barig@c) bahar2
5. 3(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
6. 1(asz@c)# [du3-a]-ku5# 1(barig@c)
7. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)# lugal#-uszur3#-nu2#
8. nu-kiri6
9. szu-nigin2 2(disz@t) lu2 2(barig@c)
10. 5(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) la2 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]
column 6
1. sagi#-me
2. 2(barig@c) nin#-guru7#
3. um-me
4. 1(barig@c) gan-ezem
5. um-me-da#
6. 4(ban2@c) geme2-[ganun]
7. 4(ban2@c) ama#-tesz2-[mu]
8. ar3-du2 [munus-me]
9. 4(ban2@c) [{d}ba-ba6]-ama#-[mu]
10. gu2#-[ba-kam]
11. ma#-[al]-ga#
reverse
column 1
1. e#-da#-ti
2. 1(barig@c) igi-lugal-sze3
3. en-ig#-gal
4. nu-banda3#
5. e-da-ti#
6. 4(ban2@c) ama-tesz2#-mu#
7. 2(disz@t)#-kam#-ma#
8. nin#-da#-nu#-me#-a#
9. e#-[da]-ti#
10. 4(ban2@c) lugal#-mu#-[tu]
11. szu-[i2]
12. 4(ban2@c)# [{d}ba-ba6-menx(|GA2xEN|)-zi-pa4-pa4]
column 2
1. ama# [lam-sag-kam]
2. 4(ban2@c) [{d}ba]-ba6-[utu]-mu#
3. nin#-iri-da#-kusz2#
4. ar3#-du2# munus#-da
5. e#-da#-ti
6. 4(ban2@c) uszur3-ra-sa6
7. nig2-lu2#
8. sukkal-da
9. e#-da#-ti
10. szu-nigin2# 1(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
11. 1(asz@c) lu2# 1(barig@c)
12. 4(asz@c) lu2 [4(ban2@c)]
column 3
1. nita#-me#
2. 1(asz@c) munus# 2(barig@c)
3. 1(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
4. 7(asz@c) munus# 4(ban2@c)#
5. sze#-bi 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lu2# munus#-sa6#-ga-me
blank space
column 4
1. [gu2-an-sze3 5(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) 3(disz@t) lu2 sze-ba tur mah-ba]
2. [sze]-bi# 1(u@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)# 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur saggal
3. sze-ba# geme2# dumu#
4. dumu-dumu-ne
5. [bara2]-nam-[tar]-ra#
column 5
1. [dam lugal-an]-da#
2. ensi2#
3. lagasz#{ki}-ka#
4. iti# ezem-AB-e3-ka#
5. en-ig#-gal#
6. nu-banda3#
7. e2-ganba#-ka-ta
8. e#-ne#-ba# 6(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
9. 1(u) 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.06.10b.00 ?
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020244
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P020244

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	92.0 mm × 93.0 mm × 26.0 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 04456
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 25, 37

[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), 92f.

[Deimel1929OrSP43/44] Deimel, P. Anton. 1929. “Še-Ba Gìm-Dumu-TUR-TUR-La-Ne.” Orientalia SP 43/44: 89–131.
history: Mesopotamia 08, plate 8.

[sec5167] N.d.

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 08:47:58	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2011-11-08 at 04:43:36	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2011-10-24 at 09:31:14	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2011-08-28 at 12:06:56	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2011-08-22 at 14:44:38	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
2008-04-30 at 20:28:09	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:10	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 Artifact

“VS 25, 037 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020244.

VS 25, 037 artifact entry (No. P020244). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020244 (Original work published 2001)

VS 25, 037 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020244 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 25, 037 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020244},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020244},
}

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TI  - VS 25, 037 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 25, 037 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020244.

VS 25, 037 artifact entry (No. P020244). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020244 (Original work published 2001)

VS 25, 037 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020244 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 25, 037 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020244},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020244},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020244
LB  - CDLI:P020244
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - VS 25, 037 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020244
ER  -