VS 27, 027 (P020343)

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 04726

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

66.0 mm × 65.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) {gesz}apin
2. 1(asz@c) gu4 apin# szu4-dul5
3. 1(asz@c) ab2 ur2 gibil#
4. 2(asz@c) ab2 sag gibil
5. ad-tab sa2-pa sa2-LAGAB# gibil an e-la2
6. 6(asz@c) sa2-pa gibil
column 2
1. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) {gesz}sa2#-LAGAB
2. 8(asz@c) tug2 gu2 ansze-ka
3. 5(asz@c) {gesz}eme
4. 2(asz@c) kusz nag
5. lugal-kesz3{ki}
6. 2(asz@c) ab2 ur2 gibil
7. 1(u@c) sa2-pa gibil
8. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) sa2-pa gibil
column 3
1. 2(asz@c) usan3# mar gibil
2. 8(asz@c) {gesz}eme
3. 6(asz@c) tug2 gu2 ansze-[ka]
4. [di-utu]
5. [n(asz@c) ab2 ur2] gibil#
reverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) ab2 [sag] gibil
2. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma szu ti-a-am6
column 2
1. sag-apin dumu-dumu-ne-ra
3. en-ig-gal
4. nu-banda3
5. e-ne-ta-si 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Collections

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 66.0 high × 65.0 wide × 24.0 thick
Weight:
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Join Information:
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Seal information:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: VS 27, 27

[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, 199f

[Deimel1924OrSP9-13] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. “Sumerische Grammatik Der Archaistischen Texte Mit Übungsstücken (Zum Selbstunterricht).” Orientalia SP 9-13.
history: FAOS 17, p. 37 n. 70

[Steinkeller1989SaleDocuments] Steinkeller, Piotr. 1989. Sale Documents of the Ur-III-Period. Vol. 17. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 04726
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.04.00.00
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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
2015-05-20 at 15:58:30	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2011-09-21 at 05:20:47	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:29	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-05-08 at 15:56:56	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, 027 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020343.

VS 27, 027 artifact entry (No. P020343). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020343 (Original work published 2001)

VS 27, 027 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020343 (Accessed: April 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 27, 027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020343},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020343},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“VS 27, 027 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020343.

VS 27, 027 artifact entry (No. P020343). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020343 (Original work published 2001)

VS 27, 027 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020343 (Accessed: April 3, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 27, 027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020343},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020343},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020343
LB  - CDLI:P020343
M1  - 2026/4/3/
TI  - VS 27, 027 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020343
ER  -