VS 25, 071 (P020277)

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 04628

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

133.0 mm × 137.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 8(asz@c) [igi]-nu-du8 [sze]-ba 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
2. 1(asz@c)# du3-a#-ku5 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)#
3. [sze]-bi# 3(asz@c) [gur] saggal#
4. [dingir]-a-mu
5. 1(u@c)# la2# 1(asz@c) igi#-nu-du8#
6. 1(asz@c) du3#-[a]-ku5# 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
7. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
8. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)# e2#-ku4
9. 8(asz@c)# igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
10. 1(asz@c) [du3]-a#-ku5 1(barig@c)
11. sze-bi# 3(asz@c) la2# 2(ban2@c)# e#-ta#-e11
12. 5(asz@c) igi#-nu#-du8# 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
13. 1(asz@c) du3#-a#-ku5 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
14. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
column 2
1. [sze]-bi# 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ur#-ki
2. 5(asz@c) igi#-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 1(asz@c) du3-a#-ku5 1(barig@c)
4. sze#-bi# 2(asz@c) la2# 2(ban2@c) en#-kisal#-si#
5. igi-[nu]-du8# gesz# me#
6. 1(u@c) la2# 1(asz@c) igi-nu-[du8] 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
7. sze#-bi# 6(asz@c)# [ur-szul]
8. [azlag3]
9. 1(barig@c) [gala-tur]
10. 1(barig@c) en-ku4#
11. 1(barig@c) {d#}[mes]-an#-du-lu2#-sa6-ga#
12. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su#-igi-du#
13. 1(barig@c) du-du
14. 1(barig@c) zi-mu-an-da-gal2
column 3
1. nita#-me#
2. 1(barig@c) nin#-szesz-da#
3. 1(barig@c) ama#-da#-nu-sa2
4. 1(barig@c) gan-tillax(|AN&AN|)
5. 1(barig@c) nin#-edin#-ne2#
6. 1(barig@c) za#-na
7. 1(barig@c) {d}inanna-igi#-du
8. 1(barig@c) [za]-na#
9. 2(disz@t)-kam#-ma#
10. munus-me
11. szu#-nigin2 6(asz@c) nita# 1(barig@c)
12. 7(asz@c)#? munus# 1(barig@c)
13. [sze]-bi# 3(asz@c)# [1(barig@c)] en-ku3#
14. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)# pu6-sag
15. 5(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)# [{d}]utu#-igi-[du]-lugal#-an-da
16. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) dumu-bara2-da#-ri2
17. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}inanna-ur-pa4-pa4
18. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-ama-da-ri2
column 4
1. 1(barig@c)# [{d}utu-lu2-sa6-ga]
2. 1(barig@c) ur#-[{d}]gaszam#
3. 1(barig@c) pa4#-pa4-{d}inanna#-ra-DU#
4. 1(barig@c) a2-ag2-ga2-ni#
5. nita#-me
6. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-{d}ba-ba6-mu-tu#
7. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4#-{d}inanna-da-gal-di#
8. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-szubur#-ama-mu
9. 1(barig@c) nin-igi-tab-mu
10. 1(barig@c)# [pa4-pa4]-{d}nansze-mu#-tu
11. 1(barig@c) nin#-tesz2#-mu#
12. munus#-me
13. szu#-nigin2 4(disz@t) nita# 1(barig@c)# 2(ban2@c)
14. 5(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
15. 5(asz@c) 6(disz@t) munus# 1(barig@c)
16. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 2(ban2) lugal-sipa#
column 5
1. [1(barig@c) ur-sipa]
2. [4(ban2@c) szu-na]
3. 4(ban2@c) sipa-iri#-da-kusz2#
4. 4(ban2@c)# en-ku4
5. 4(ban2@c)# e2#-sa6#-ga#
6. 4(ban2@c)# [{d}nin-gir2-su]-tesz2-mu
7. nita#-me
8. 1(barig@c) nin-al-mah
9. 4(ban2@c)# nin#-bara2#-da-ri2
10. 4(ban2@c)# iri-zi
11. 4(ban2@c)# nin#-masz-e
12. 4(ban2@c)# pa4-pa4-zi-mu
13. munus#-me
14. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) nita# 1(barig@c)
15. 5(asz@c) nita 4(ban2@c)
16. 1(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
17. 4(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
18. sze-bi 2(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-|MUSZ%MUSZ|#-da-ru#
column 6
1. il2#-[me]
2. 4(ban2@c) [mes-en]-ra#-gub
3. lu2-e2#-sza3#-ga
4. [2(barig@c)] e2#-mete
5. 2(barig@c) nin-iri-da#-kusz2
6. 2(ban2@c)# dumu nita#
7. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus#
8. 4(ban2@c) [nin]-mu-da#-kusz2#
9. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-tesz2-mu
10. 4(ban2@c) szesz-da-gal-di#
11. 4(ban2@c) dam-zi-mu
12. 4(ban2@c) ak-si4
13. ar3-du2 munus-me
14. 2(barig@c) nita-zi
15. 5(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ki2-num
16. 1(barig@c) ur-du6
17. 1(barig@c) lugal-ga2
18. 1(barig@c) gir2-nun-zi-sza3-gal2
19. 1(barig@c) bu3-bu3-ni-du10
20. 1(barig@c) {d}ba-ba6-lu2-sa6-ga
column 7
1. 4(ban2@c) lugal-inim-gi-na#
2. 4(ban2@c) {d}en-ki#-tesz2-mu
3. 4(ban2@c) mu-ni#-uri3#
4. sagi#-[me]
5. 1(barig@c) lugal#-he2#
6. 1(barig@c) zi-mu#-an-da-gal2#
7. 4(ban2@c) ur#-[{d}]ba-[ba6]
8. muhaldim#-[me]
9. 4(ban2@c)# ha-ma-ti#*
10. 4(ban2@c) lugal#-surx(ERIM)-re2-ki#-ag2#
11. sukkal#-me
12. 4(ban2@c) igi-mu-an-sze3-gal2
13. 4(ban2@c) {d}mes-an-du-ig-gal
14. lu2 e2-nig2-ka-me
15. 5(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) lugal-tesz2-mu
column 8
1. [lu2 a-kum2]
2. 1(barig@c) [2(ban2@c) en-da-gal-di]
3. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)# [ur-igi-gal2]
4. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)# [szesz-lu2-du10]
5. dub#-[sar]-me
6. 1(barig@c)# [dingir]-al#-sa6#
7. nita-[am6]
8. 4(ban2@c)# {d#}inanna#-[menx(|GA2xEN|)-zi-pa4]-pa4#
9. munus#-am6#
10. szu#-i2-me
11. 1(barig@c)# e-ta#-[e11]
12. gab2-dan6#
13. szu#-nigin2 1(disz@t) lu2# 2(barig@c)
14. 3(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
15. 1(u@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
16. 5(asz@c) 1(u@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)#
16. 2(asz@c) munus 2(barig@c)
reverse
column 1
1. 6(asz@c) munus# 4(ban2@c)
2. 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita# 2(ban2@c)
3. 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
4. sze-bi 8(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) sza3-dub# e2-gal#
5. 4(ban2@c) {d}en#-lil2#-da#
6. simug
7. 1(barig@c) sipa-lagasz{ki}-ki-ag2
8. 1(barig@c) i7-mud#
9. aszgab-me
10. 1(barig@c) e-ta-e11
11. 1(barig@c) nam-szita-mu-bi2-du11
12. tug2-du8-me
13. gesz-kin-ti-me
14. 1(barig@c) amar-szuba3
15. 5(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) nam#-ma-ni#
16. 4(ban2@c) nig2#-[gur11] kur-ra#
column 2
1. 4(ban2@c) e-ta-e11
2. 4(ban2@c) ur-ki
3. 4(ban2@c) ur-{d}inanna
4. 4(ban2@c) igi-{d}ba-ba6-sze3
5. 4(ban2@c) za3-mu
6. 4(ban2@c) ur-{d}pa-bil3-sag
7. i3-du8-me
8. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) bara2-zi-sza3-gal2
9. {lu2}lungax(|BIxNIG2|)
10. 1(barig@c) e-ta-e11
11. gab2-ra masz-kam
12. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) gab2-ra
13. en-DU
14. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
15. 5(asz@c) 1(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c)
16. lugal-da-nu-me-a
17. sipa udu siki-ka-me
column 3
1. 1(barig@c) lugal-i3-nun
2. gab2#-ra
3. en-szu
4. ka-szagan
5. 2(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-igi-du
6. gab2-ra ur-{d}en-ki
7. sipa gu4-ka
8. 2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
9. gir2-nun
10. gab2-kas4
11. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
12. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
13. 1(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
14. sze#-bi 3(barig@c)
15. agrig
16. 4(ban2@c) {d}nansze-tesz2#-mu
17. 4(ban2@c) lugal-a#-mu
18. e2-ur2#-bi-du10#
column 4
1. gudu4-da e-da#-se12
2. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) ur-{d#}inanna
3. ma2-lah5
4. 2(barig@c) lugal-uszur3-ra#-nu2
5. a-da-ba
6. 1(barig@c) lugal-edin-ne2
7. gala
8. szu-nigin2 2(disz@t) lu2 2(barig@c)
9. 5(asz@c) lu2# 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
10. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) 1(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c)
11. 1(u@c) 1(disz@t) lu2 4(ban2@c)
12. nita-me
13. 1(asz@c) munus# 4(ban2@c)
14. sze#-bi 7(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2) sza3-dub didli
column 5
1. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
2. 3(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
3. 5(u@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
4. 4(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) 1(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c)
5. 2(u@c) 6(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
6. 1(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
7. nita-me
8. 2(asz@c) munus 2(barig@c)
9. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
10. 1(u@c) 1(disz@t) munus 4(ban2@c)
11. 1(asz@c) munus 2(ban2@c)
column 6
1. gu2#-an#-sze3 2(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 4(asz@c) lu2 sze-ba tur mah-ba
2. sze-bi 4(u@c) 4(asz@c) [x] 2(barig@c)# [sze] gur saggal#
3. [sze-ba] igi#-[nu]-du8 sza3-dub# didli
4. bara2-nam-tar-ra
5. dam lugal-an#-da
6. ensi2
7. lagasz#[{ki}-ka]
column 7
1. iti ezem-munu4-gu7
2. {d}nansze-ka
3. en-ig-gal
4. nu-banda3
5. e2-ganba-ka-ta
6. e-ne-ba 6(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
7. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) ba-am6

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Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	Lugalanda.06.09b.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020277
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P020277

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	133.0 mm × 137.0 mm × 28.0 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 04628
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 25, 71

[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 34/35 (pp. 1-129), 47ff.

[Deimel1928OrSP34] Deimel, P. Anton. 1928. “Die Lohnlisten Aus Der Zeit Urukaginas Una Seines Vorgängers.” Orientalia SP 34/35 (November): 1–129.
history: ASJ 4, p.69-84, p. 83

[Maeda1982subgroups] Maeda, Tohru. 1982. “Subgroups of Lú-KUR₆-Dab₅-Ba (I) – Sag-Dub and Šeš-Bìr-Ra.” Acta Sumerologica 4: 69–84.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-17 at 15:18:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-17 at 15:03:16	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
2024-07-03 at 17:16:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2022-02-17 at 11:33:34	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:48:08	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-11-06 at 12:56:53	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-10-20 at 07:20:27	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-10-12 at 06:09:08	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-10-07 at 07:16:57	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-09-28 at 09:36:10	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-08-22 at 06:21:08	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:27	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-05-03 at 23:20:43	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-05-03 at 22:59:57	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-03-14 at 17:27:34	Andersson, Jakob	Transliteration	Andersson, Jakob	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:11	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:20	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:16	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 25, 071 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020277.

VS 25, 071 artifact entry (No. P020277). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020277 (Original work published 2001)

VS 25, 071 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020277 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 25, 071 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020277},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020277},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020277
LB  - CDLI:P020277
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - VS 25, 071 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 25, 071 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020277.

VS 25, 071 artifact entry (No. P020277). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020277 (Original work published 2001)

VS 25, 071 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020277 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 25, 071 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020277},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020277},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020277
LB  - CDLI:P020277
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - VS 25, 071 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020277
ER  -