VS 25, 053 (P020259)

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 04478

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

61.0 mm × 61.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz'u@c) 5(gesz2@c) ubi{ku6}
2. 5(gesz2@c) ki-mu11{ku6}
3. 2(gesz'u@c) gir{ku6} a-de2
column 2
1. 3(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) KA-lu-ub2{ku6}
2. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) esirx(LAK173){ku6}
3. ku6-banszur-ra-kam
4. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4-na-ka
reverse
column 1
1. lugal-sza3-la2-tuku
2. szu-ku6 ab-ba-ke4
3. mu-DU
4. bara2-nam-tar-ra
5. dam lugal-an-da
6. ensi2
column 2
1. lagasz{ki}-ka 5(|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.05.08.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020259
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P020259

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	61.0 mm × 61.0 mm × 24.0 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 04478
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 25, 53

[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 9-13, 313

[Deimel1924OrSP9-13] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. “Sumerische Grammatik Der Archaistischen Texte Mit Übungsstücken (Zum Selbstunterricht).” Orientalia SP 9-13.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-17 at 08:35:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-17 at 08:11:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-17 at 08:04:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-07 at 14:01:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 18:42:17	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 16:03:27	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 12:14:16	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, 053 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020259.

VS 25, 053 artifact entry (No. P020259). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020259 (Original work published 2001)

VS 25, 053 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020259 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 25, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020259},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020259},
}

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TI  - VS 25, 053 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“VS 25, 053 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020259.

VS 25, 053 artifact entry (No. P020259). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020259 (Original work published 2001)

VS 25, 053 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020259 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 25, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020259},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020259},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020259
LB  - CDLI:P020259
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - VS 25, 053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020259
ER  -