VS 27, 004 (P020321)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 04655

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

71.0 mm × 70.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(u@c) 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze gur saggal
2. gir2-nun#
3. gab2-kas4#
4. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) en-ig-gal#
5. nu-banda3
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze-ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)#-na
2. 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze naga3{ga2} sze bala-bi
3. masz-da3#
4. dub-sar
5. 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) nigar-mud
6. 5(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) en-DU
7. 5(asz@c) 4(ban2@c)#
column 3
1. lugal-an-da-nu-me#-a#
2. 3(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) U2-U2
3. 4(asz@c) lugal#-pa-e3
4. sipa szah2#
5. 1(barig@c) dingir-a#-mu
6. 1(barig@c)# e2-ku4
reverse
column 1
1. 1(barig@c) e-ta-e11
2. 1(barig@c) ur-ki
3. 4(ban2@c) en-kisal-si
4. sze gar gu4 udu-kam
5. 5(asz@c) gu-u9
6. geme2 ki-siki#-ka#
7. 1(u@c) sze i3-li2-be6-li2
column 2
1. 2(barig@c) uz{muszen} i3#-gu7#
2. en-uszur3-re2#
3. lu2 e2-nig2-ka
4. 3(barig@c) ki2-num
5. ka-szagan
6. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze-ba nir-gal2
  blank space
column 3
1. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2@c) 6(asz@c) 3(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c) sze gur saggal
2. sze bara2-gur5-a
3. geme2-tar-sir2-sir2-ra
4. dumu
5. a-ba-sa2
6. dub-sar
7. szu-na gal2#-la-am6
8. iti guru7#-im-du8#-a

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P020321

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 71.0 mm × 70.0 mm × 26.0 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 04655
Accession Number

References

  • primary: VS 27, 4

    [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 32 (pp. 1-88), 76f.

    [Deimel1928OrSP32] Deimel, P. Anton. 1928. “Getreidelieferungs(Ger) - Listen Aus Der Zeit Urukaginas Und Seiner Beiden Vorgänger.” Orientalia SP 32: 1–88.

  • history: ASJ 2, p.81-125, p. 114 n. 3

    [Maekawa1980weavers] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1980. “Female Weavers and Their Children in Lagash – Pre-Sargonic and Ur III –.” Acta Sumerologica 2: 81–125.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-17 at 11:45:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:48:22 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:29 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-05-05 at 15:53:42 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:12 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:21 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:17 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“VS 27, 004 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020321.
VS 27, 004 artifact entry (No. P020321). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020321 (Original work published 2001)
VS 27, 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020321 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 27, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020321},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020321},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020321
LB  - CDLI:P020321
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - VS 27, 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020321
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 27, 004 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020321.
VS 27, 004 artifact entry (No. P020321). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020321 (Original work published 2001)
VS 27, 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020321 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 27, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020321},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020321},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020321
LB  - CDLI:P020321
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - VS 27, 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020321
ER  -
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