VS 25, 040 (P020247)

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 04461

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

77.0 mm × 76.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(iku@c) GAN2 ki-uzug5
2. lugal-temen#
3. szu-i2
4. 4(iku@c) geszgal-si
5. gala
6. 3(iku@c) U2-U2
7. ugula-iri
8. 1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) nam-dumu
9. 3(iku@c) en-ku3
column 2
1. dub-sar#
2. 1(esze3@c) e2-ku4
3. nu-kiri6
4. 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) esz2-la2
5. zadim
6. 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) nig2-lu2
7. lu2 nig2-ag2
8. 1(esze3@c) ur-sag
9. ugula il2
column 3
1. 3(iku@c) amar#-{d}asznan#
2. aszgab#
3. 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) a-ba-sa2#
4. dub-sar
5. 4(iku@c) lugal-pa-e3
6. sipa szah2#
7. 3(iku@c) ur-du6#
reverse
column 1
1. i3-du8
2. 1(asz@c) lugal-aga3-zi
3. lu2-a#-kum2#
4. 2(asz@c) lugal-mu
5. muhaldim
rest of column missing
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 5(bur3@c) la2 1(iku@c) GAN2 ki-uzug5
2. szuku lugal-an-da
3. ensi2
4. lagasz{ki}-ka 3(|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.03.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020247
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P020247

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	77.0 mm × 76.0 mm × 27.0 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 04461
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 25, 40

[Marzahn1991VS25] Marzahn, Joachim. 1991. Altsumerische Verwaltungstexte Aus Girsu/Lagaš. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin 25. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.
history: Or 5/2,41

[sec5174] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2008-10-09 at 16:03:26	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-04-30 at 20:45:15	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 Artifacts

“VS 25, 040 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P020247.

VS 25, 040 artifact entry (No. P020247). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020247

VS 25, 040 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020247 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 25, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020247},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020247},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P020247
LB  - CDLI:P020247
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - VS 25, 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020247
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 25, 040 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P020247.

VS 25, 040 artifact entry (No. P020247). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020247

VS 25, 040 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020247 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 25, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020247},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020247},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P020247
LB  - CDLI:P020247
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - VS 25, 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020247
ER  -