VS 25, 089 (P020295)

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 04741

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

97.0 mm × 94.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(barig@c) dabin
2. ur#-{d#}{sze3#}szer7-da
3. 2(barig@c) inim-du11
4. 2(barig@c) U2-U2
5. 2(barig@c) ur-sag
6. 2(barig@c) szesz-lu2-du10
7. 2(barig@c) dingir-bad3
8. 2(barig@c) dam-dingir-mu#
9. [2(barig@c) e2-me-lam2-su3?]
10. [2(barig@c) ur-pu6-sag?]
column 2
1. 2(barig@c) inim#-ma-ni-zi
2. ugula-me
3. 2(barig@c) en-ku3
4. 2(barig@c) lugal-sipa#
5. 2(barig@c) ur-{d}<nin>-|MUSZ%MUSZ|#-da-ru#
6. ugula il2-me
7. 2(barig@c) dingir-a#-mu
8. 2(barig@c) e2#-ku4
9. 2(barig@c)# e-ta-e11#
10. [2(barig@c)] ur#-ki
column 3
1. 2(barig@c)# en-kisal#-si
2. nu-kiri6-me
3. 3(asz@c) 2(barig@c) lugal-sipa
4. sipa#-szah2#
5. 2(barig@c) ur-dam#
6. 2(barig@c) lugal-mas-su
7. 2(barig@c) gala-tur#
8. [2(barig@c)] puzur4#-ma#-ma#
9. 2(barig@c) ur-du6
10. 2(barig@c) lugal-pa-e3
11. engar ki-gub-me
column 4
1. 2(barig@c) ur-{d}nin-mu2
2. 2(barig@c) amar-ezem
3. 2(barig@c) ha-ma-ti
4. 1(barig@c) tir-ku3-ge-si
5. engar gurusz-ne-me
6. 2(barig@c) en-ku4
7. 2(barig@c) a-ba-mu#-di3-ni-e
8. 2(barig@c) ur-nu
9. 2(barig@c) ur-pu2
10. sipa szaganx(AMA){sza:gan}-me
11. 2(barig@c) nam-dam
column 5
1. [2(barig@c) me-sag3]-nu#-di#
2. 2(barig@c) ur-szu
3. 2(barig@c) dingir-szesz-mu
4. 2(barig@c) lu2-kur
5. unu3-me
6. 2(barig@c) ur-{d}ba-ba6
7. sipa masz
8. 2(barig@c) dam szubur
9. nu-banda3
10. 2(barig@c) ur-e2-musz3
11. 2(barig@c) e2-ur2-bi-du10
reverse
column 1
1. dam-gar3-me
2. 1(barig@c) di-utu
3. aga3-us2
4. 1(barig@c) ur2-ni
5. munu4-mu2
6. 1(barig@c) ur-[{d}]nin#-gir2-su#
7. i3-du8 ti-ra-asz2{ki}
8. 1(barig@c) lugal#-nita-zi
9. ugula
10. 1(barig@c) dam ki-ti
11. 1(barig@c) [...]
column 2
1. munu4-mu2
2. 1(barig@c) su4-mu2
3. AH-DU-DU
4. 2(barig@c) dam a-su-su
5. aszgab
6. 3(barig@c) dumu ak-si4
7. 1(barig@c) e-ta
8. nu-kiri6
9. U2-U2
10. u2-du
11. maszkim-bi
12. 1(barig@c) en-ku3
13. kuruszda#
14. 1(barig@c) UM-UM#
15. aszgab#
column 3
1. 1(barig@c) inim-utu
erasure of LU2
2. 1(barig@c) amar-{d}suen
3. ad-kup4-me
4. 1(barig@c) uru11-ki-du10
5. 1(barig@c) nam-ku-li-ni-du10
6. tug2-du8-me
7. 1(asz@c) szubur
8. simug
9. 1(barig@c) ki-tusz#-lu2
10. 1(barig@c) ur#-{d}nin#-dar
11. 1(barig@c) esz3#-kur-gal
12. nagar-me
column 4
1. gesz-kin-ti-me
2. 1(barig@c) nin-sza3-la2-tuku
3. 1(barig@c) nin-lu2-ti-ti
4. 1(barig@c) i7-lu2
5. 1(barig@c) be2-su-ga2
6. a-ga#-am-me
7. 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) geszgal-si
8. 5(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) e2-mete
9. ki-siki*-me
10. 1(asz@c) ki-gu
11. 3(barig@c) geme2 |NUNUZ.KISIM5x(GUG2.MUNU4)|
column 5
1. [szu]-nigin2 4(u@c) 2(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) dabin gur saggal
2. 3(asz@c) sze-ur5 szu-ru-a gur saggal
3. sag-ga2-tuku-a#
4. sze ur-dam
5. szu-na# gal2#-la#-am6# 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.05.00.00 probable
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020295
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P020295

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	97.0 mm × 94.0 mm × 26.0 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 04741
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 25, 89

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2016-07-28 at 16:16:24	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:48:13	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2011-10-07 at 12:06:53	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2011-10-07 at 09:14:27	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2011-09-16 at 11:52:22	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2011-08-23 at 05:05:22	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2011-08-22 at 06:18:55	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
2008-05-09 at 17:00:58	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, 089 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P020295.

VS 25, 089 artifact entry (No. P020295). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020295

VS 25, 089 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020295 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 25, 089 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020295},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020295},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P020295
LB  - CDLI:P020295
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - VS 25, 089 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020295
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 25, 089 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P020295.

VS 25, 089 artifact entry (No. P020295). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020295

VS 25, 089 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020295 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 25, 089 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020295},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020295},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P020295
LB  - CDLI:P020295
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - VS 25, 089 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020295
ER  -