VS 25, 082 (P020288)

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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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 04688

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

50.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 6(asz@c) ziz2 babbar2 gur saggal
2. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c)
3. 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) gig
4. 3(ban2@c) sze NE#-GI-bar
5. 6(asz@c) sze ansze gu7
6. GAN2 ka-gal-sze3
7. ba-de6
8. 6(asz@c) ziz2 babbar2
column 2
1. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c)
2. GAN2 da tir# ambar#{ki}-ka#-[sze3]
3. ba-de6
4. inim-ma-ni-zi
5. 6(asz@c) ziz2 babbar2
6. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c)
7. ur-{d}en-ki
8. GAN2-tur
reverse
column 1
1. gu2-edin-na-ka-sze3
2. ba-de6
3. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4-na#-ka
4. en-ig#-gal
5. nu-banda3
5. e2#-ki#-sal4-la-ta
column 2
1. e-ne-ta-gar
2. ziz2 u2-rum {d}ba-ba6
3. sa6-sa6
4. dam URU-KA-gi-na
5. lugal
6. lagasz#{ki}-ka# 2(|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	Urukagina_l.02.08.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020288
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P020288

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	50.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 23.0 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 04688
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 25, 82

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
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
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:48:11	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:28	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-05-05 at 19:54:36	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, 082 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020288.

VS 25, 082 artifact entry (No. P020288). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020288 (Original work published 2001)

VS 25, 082 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020288 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {VS 25, 082 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020288},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020288},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020288
LB  - CDLI:P020288
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - VS 25, 082 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020288
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 25, 082 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020288.

VS 25, 082 artifact entry (No. P020288). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020288 (Original work published 2001)

VS 25, 082 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020288 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {VS 25, 082 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020288},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020288},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020288
LB  - CDLI:P020288
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - VS 25, 082 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020288
ER  -