VS 25, 042 (P020249)

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 04464

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

68.0 mm × 68.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) tar{ku6}
2. 1(asz@c) gu2 gur10{ku6}
3. 1(gesz2@c) gir{ku6} dar-ra
4. 1(gesz2@c) ku6 a-de2#
5. 1(gesz2@c) agargara{ku6} dar-ra
column 2
1. 1(gesz2@c) ba
2. 2(asz@c) szah2# gesz-gi
3. lugal-inim
4. 1(u@c) tar{ku6}
5. 1(asz@c) gu2 gur10{ku6}
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) gu2 ubi{ku6}
2. 2(gesz2@c) gir{ku6}
3. 1(gesz2@c) gir5-gir5{ku6}
4. 1(u@c) ba-za
5. 1(u@c) nu-tar{ku6}
reverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) {gesz}gesztu{ku6}
2. 1(u@c) ku6 {u2-ga}ugax(NAGA){muszen}
3. 1(u@c) esirx(LAK173){ku6}
4. 1(u@c) sag si-U-NU
column 2
1. gala-tur
column 3
1. ezem sze gu7
5. {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ka
6. mu-DU 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	Urukagina_l.03.04.00 nearcertain Lugalanda ?
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020249
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P020249

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	68.0 mm × 68.0 mm × 26.0 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 04464
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 25, 42

[Marzahn1991VS25] Marzahn, Joachim. 1991. Altsumerische Verwaltungstexte Aus Girsu/Lagaš. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin 25. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.
history: Cultic Calendars, 47

[Cohen1993Calendars] Cohen, Mark E. 1993. The Cultic Calendars of the Ancient Near East. Bethesda, Md : CDL Press.
history: OrSP 21 (pp. 40-83), 63

[Deimel1926Fisch-Texte] Deimel, P. Anton. 1926. “Fisch-Texte Der Zeit Urukaginas.” Orientalia SP 21: 40–83.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-16 at 18:46:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-16 at 18:36:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-07 at 14:01:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-04 at 10:10:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 17:16:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:26	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-04-30 at 23:19:30	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 18:08:20	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, 042 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020249.

VS 25, 042 artifact entry (No. P020249). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020249 (Original work published 2001)

VS 25, 042 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020249 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {VS 25, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020249},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020249},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“VS 25, 042 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020249.

VS 25, 042 artifact entry (No. P020249). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020249 (Original work published 2001)

VS 25, 042 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020249 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {VS 25, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020249},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020249},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020249
LB  - CDLI:P020249
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - VS 25, 042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020249
ER  -