VS 27, 014 (P020331)

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 04683

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

51.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 21.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) eme3 kunga2
2. ansze dun-a
3. a2-ne2-kur-ra-kam#
4. en-giri3-na-se3-da
column 2
1. mu-da-lu5
2. 5(asz@c) nita |SZUL.GI|
3. ansze dun#-a
4. inim-du11
5. ugula-kam
reverse
1. U2-U2
2. sanga abzu-da-nigin-ka-ke4
3. ba-ra
4. ansze gesz u2-rum
5. bara2#-nam-tar-ra
1. dam lugal-an-da
2. ensi2
5. nu-ta-zi 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 51.0 high × 49.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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  • primary: VS 27, 14

    [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 20, p.1-61, p. 18

    [Deimel1926Viehzucht] Deimel, P. Anton. 1926. “Die Viehzucht Der Šumerer Zur Zeit Urukaginas.” Orientalia 20: 1–61.

  • history: ASJ 3, p.93-110, p. 110 n. 19

    [Yamamoto1981people] Yamamoto, Shigeru. 1981. “The Lú-KUR₆-Dab₅-Ba People in the é-Mí – é-dba-Ú in Pre-Sargonic Lagash.” Acta Sumerologica 3: 93–110.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 04683
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2008-10-09 at 16:03:29 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:12 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:21 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:17 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“VS 27, 014 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P020331.
VS 27, 014 artifact entry (No. P020331). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020331
VS 27, 014 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020331 (Accessed: October 2, 2025).
@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 27, 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020331},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020331},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P020331
LB  - CDLI:P020331
M1  - 2025/10/2/
TI  - VS 27, 014 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020331
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“VS 27, 014 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P020331.
VS 27, 014 artifact entry (No. P020331). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020331
VS 27, 014 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020331 (Accessed: October 2, 2025).
@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 27, 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020331},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020331},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P020331
LB  - CDLI:P020331
M1  - 2025/10/2/
TI  - VS 27, 014 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020331
ER  - 
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