VS 25, 046 (P020252)

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 04469

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

62.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) {gesz}mes ha-lu-ub2 gid2-da-bi kusz3 6(disz@t) szu-bad 1(disz@t)
2. [esz2]-nigin2-bi kusz3 2(disz@t) szu-bad 1(disz@t)
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) {gesz}mes ha-lu-ub2 gid2-da-bi kusz3 6(disz@t)
2. esz2-nigin2-bi kusz3 2(disz@t)
3. 1(asz@c) {gesz}mes ha-lu-ub2 gid2-da-bi kusz3 4(disz@t)
column 3
1. esz2-nigin2-bi kusz3 2(disz@t)
2. en-en3-tar-zi
3. ensi2
4. lagasz{ki}-ke4
reverse
column 1
1. sanga utu-ra
2. szu e-na-tak4 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	Enentarzi.04.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020252
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P020252

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	62.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 25.0 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 04469
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 25, 46

[Marzahn1991VS25] Marzahn, Joachim. 1991. Altsumerische Verwaltungstexte Aus Girsu/Lagaš. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin 25. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.
history: OrSP 16 (pp. 1-87), 2

[Deimel1925OrSP16] Deimel, P. Anton. 1925. “Die Althmerische Baumwirtschaft,” Orientalia, SP = Series Prior (Rome 1920-1930), 16: 1–87.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-04 at 08:18:43	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
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 Artifact

“VS 25, 046 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020252.

VS 25, 046 artifact entry (No. P020252). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020252 (Original work published 2001)

VS 25, 046 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020252 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {VS 25, 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020252},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020252},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
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M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - VS 25, 046 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 25, 046 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020252.

VS 25, 046 artifact entry (No. P020252). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020252 (Original work published 2001)

VS 25, 046 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020252 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {VS 25, 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020252},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020252},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020252
LB  - CDLI:P020252
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - VS 25, 046 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020252
ER  -