VS 25, 052 (P020258)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 04477

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

60.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) tar{ku6}
2. 1(gesz'u@c) 3(gesz2@c) ki-mu11{ku6}
3. sumasz{ku6} i3-szi-DU
4. 1(gesz'u@c) sumasz{ku6} didli-bi
5. ne-sag
column 2
1. 4(gesz'u@c) la2 2(gesz2@c) [...] sumasz{ku6}
2. lugal-sza3
3. 2(gesz'u@c) la2 3(gesz2@c) sumasz{ku6}
4. gala-tur
reverse
column 1
1. dusu sumasz{ku6}-kam#
2. szu-ku6# ab#-ba-ke4-ne#
3. ezem-sze-gu7#
4. {d}nansze-ka#
5. mu-DU#
6. en-ig-gal#
column 2
1. nu-banda3
2. e2#-munus-a
3. i3-kux(DU) 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P020258

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 60.0 mm × 60.0 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 04477
Accession Number

References

  • primary: VS 25, 52

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

  • history: Cultic Calendars, 51

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-16 at 18:46:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-16 at 18:36:42 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 14:01:44 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 10:10:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 17:16:42 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:27 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-01 at 21:23:58 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:10 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:20 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:16 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 25, 052 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020258.
VS 25, 052 artifact entry (No. P020258). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020258 (Original work published 2001)
VS 25, 052 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020258 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {VS 25, 052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020258},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020258},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - VS 25, 052 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 25, 052 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020258.
VS 25, 052 artifact entry (No. P020258). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020258 (Original work published 2001)
VS 25, 052 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020258 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {VS 25, 052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020258},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020258},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020258
LB  - CDLI:P020258
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - VS 25, 052 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020258
ER  -
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