VS 25, 078 (P020284)

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 04672

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

57.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(bur3@c) GAN2 a-nun-na#
2. U2-U2
3. 2(esze3@c)# szesz-a-mu#
4. 1(bur3@c) a-gub2#
5. 4(iku@c)# en-ku4
column 2
1. 1(bur3@c) ba-zi
2. 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) abgal2 {d}nansze
3. 1(esze3@c) amar-{d}hendur-sag
4. lu2# di#-utu#
5. 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c)# [...]
reverse
column 1
1. nagar#
2. 1(esze3@c)# si#-du3#
3. 4(iku@c)# szu-asz3
4. aszgab#
5. szu-nigin2 6(bur3@c) la2 4(iku@c) GAN2
column 2
1. [...]
rest of column blank

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.00.00.00 probable, restored
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020284
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P020284

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	57.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 21.0 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 04672
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 25, 78

[Marzahn1991VS25] Marzahn, Joachim. 1991. Altsumerische Verwaltungstexte Aus Girsu/Lagaš. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin 25. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.
history: OrSP 14, 14f.

[Deimel1925OrSP14] Deimel, P. Anton. 1925. Orientalia SP 14.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-17 at 08:27:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2011-08-22 at 05:29:53	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:28	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-05-05 at 18:34:37	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:11	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, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020284.

VS 25, 078 artifact entry (No. P020284). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020284 (Original work published 2001)

VS 25, 078 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020284 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 25, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020284},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020284},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“VS 25, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020284.

VS 25, 078 artifact entry (No. P020284). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020284 (Original work published 2001)

VS 25, 078 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020284 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 25, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020284},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020284},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020284
LB  - CDLI:P020284
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - VS 25, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020284
ER  -