VS 27, 001 (P020318)

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 04641

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 × 97.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(disz@t) surx(ERIM) nita kunga2 gal-gal
2. ansze surx(ERIM) 1(asz@c)-sze3
3. u4 1(disz@t) sze# 2(ban2@c)-ta
4. sze#-bi# 5(asz@c) gur saggal
5. gir2-nun#
6. gab2-kas4
7. 1(asz@c) surx(ERIM) nita kunga2 amar-amar sze 1(ban2@c)
8. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) en-ig-gal
9. nu-banda3
10. 1(asz@c) surx(ERIM) munus kunga2 sze 2(ban2@c)
column 2
1. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) a-en-ne2-ki#-ag2
2. dumu-kam
3. 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu siki
4. udu 1(asz@c)-sze3
5. iti-da sze 5(ban2@c)-ta
6. sze-bi 4(asz@c) la2 1(ban2@c) nigar-mud
7. 2(u) la2 2(disz@t) udu siki
8. sze-bi 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) en-DU
9. 2(u) la2 2(disz@t) udu siki
column 3
1. sze-bi 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) lugal-da-nu-me-a
2. sipa udu siki-ka-me
3. 1(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi nig2-gu7-a
4. u4 1(disz@t) sze 1(ban2@c)-ta
5. 2(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi mu 3(disz@t)
6. 3(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi mu 2(disz@t)
7. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
8. u4 1(disz@t) sze 2(disz@t) sila3-ta
9. 2(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi mu 1(disz@t)
column 4
1. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
2. u4 1(disz@t) sze 1(disz@t) sila3-ta
3. sze-bi 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) lugal-pa-e3
4. sipa szah2
5. 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2
6. sze! bala-bi 1(asz@c) 1(ban2@c)
7. 3(disz@t) 3(ban2) sze bappir3
8. sze bala-bi 1(asz) 1(ban2)
9. 5(disz@t) sze munu4
10. sa2-du11 munus-kam
11. 5(asz@c) ziz2 babbar2
12. ziz2 bala-bi 3(barig@c) 3(ban2@c)
column 5
1. 2(disz@t) 2(barig) sze bappir3
2. sze bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 2(disz@t)# 2(barig) sze munu4
4. sa2-du11 ansze-kam
5. amar-giri16#[{ki}]
6. 5(asz@c) sze# [titab2]
7. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze bappir3
8. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
9. sa2-du11 kas ge6-kam
10. i3-li2-be6-li2
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze zi3 gu-ka
2. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) <sze>-zi3 kum4-ma
3. sze bala-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
4. 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) sze ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)
5. 1(ban2@c) zi3 gu sig15
6. ziz2 babbar2-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c)
7. ziz2 bala-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
8. 4(ban2@c) zi3 bar-si
column 2
1. ziz2 babbar2-bi 1(u@c)-am6
2. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
3. sa2-du11 e2-muhaldim-kam
4. 3(ban2@c) zi3 bar-si
5. ziz2 babbar2-bi 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c)
6. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c)
7. sa2-du11 e2-nig2-ka-kam
8. 1(barig@c) ziz2 ninda
9. geme2-{d}nansze
10. munus-sa6-ga-bi
11. ur2-mud
12. agrig
column 3
1. 1(disz@t)# udu nig2-gu7#-a
2. [sze-bi] 4(ban2@c)# [ki2]-num#
3. ka-szagan
blank space
column 4
1. szu-nigin2 4(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze gur saggal
2. guru7 e2 {d}ba-ba6-ke4 us2-a-ta
3. en-szu-gi4-gi4
4. agrig-ge
5. e-ta-gar
6. 3(u@c) 6(asz@c) 3(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c) ziz2 babbar2
7. e2 ki-sal4-la-ta
column 5
1. en-ig-gal#
2. [nu-banda3]
3. e-ta-gar
4. sze gar ziz2 gar sa2-du11 iti-da
5. e2-{d}ba-ba6-ka
6. sa6-sa6
7. dam URU-KA-gi-na
8. lugal
9. lagasz{ki}-ka 6(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
10. 6(disz@t)# gar-am6

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Collections

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 97.0 high × 97.0 wide × 25.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
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Join Information:
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Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: VS 27, 1

[Marzahn1996VS27] Marzahn, Joachim. 1996. Altsumerische Verwaltungstexte Und Ein Brief Aus Girsu/Lagaš. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin 27. Mainz: Philipp von Zabern.
history: OrSP 9-13, 110f

[Deimel1924OrSP9-13] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. “Sumerische Grammatik Der Archaistischen Texte Mit Übungsstücken (Zum Selbstunterricht).” Orientalia SP 9-13.
history: 32,39f.

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 04641
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.06.06g.00
Alternative Years:
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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
2024-07-03 at 18:42:17	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 08:48:19	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:28	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-05-04 at 01:15:57	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-05-04 at 00:53:39	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-05-04 at 00:46:21	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:12	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:21	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:17	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“VS 27, 001 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020318.

VS 27, 001 artifact entry (No. P020318). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020318 (Original work published 2001)

VS 27, 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020318 (Accessed: April 4, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 27, 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020318},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020318},
}

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TI  - VS 27, 001 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“VS 27, 001 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020318.

VS 27, 001 artifact entry (No. P020318). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020318 (Original work published 2001)

VS 27, 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020318 (Accessed: April 4, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 27, 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020318},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020318},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020318
LB  - CDLI:P020318
M1  - 2026/4/4/
TI  - VS 27, 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020318
ER  -