VS 27, 032 (P020348)

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 04734

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

82.0 mm × 82.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(u@c) 4(asz@c) {gesz}ur2 gesz-ur3 {gesz}til-lu-ub2
2. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) pa-ku5 gesz-ur3 {gesz}til-lu-ub2
3. 5(u@c) 4(asz@c)# {gesz}ur2 gesz-ur3 za3-gu2-la2
column 2
1. 8(asz@c) pa-ku5 gesz#-ur3# za3-gu2-la2
2. tir-ra mu-gal2
3. 4(u@c) 2(asz@c)# {gesz#}ur2 gesz#-ur3 e2-gi-sig-ga
4. 4(u@c) 2(asz@c) pa-ku5 gesz-ur3 e2-gi-sig-ga
column 3
1. 2(asz@c) {gesz}kul gal-gal
2. 6(asz@c) {gesz}eme#
3. 8(asz@c)# {gesz}masz
4. [x] 5(asz@c)#? {gesz}ki:sag
5. 5(asz@c) {gesz}erin2# mar
6. 4(asz@c) {gesz}gesztu mar
7. [x] {gesz}gesztu apin
8. 1(asz@c) {gesz}dam apin
column 4
1. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) {gesz}kab2-ku
2. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c)# {gesz}BAD-gi4#
3. 1(asz@c) {gesz}szu-nir# ma2? lu-ub2-ka#
4. 4(u@c) 1(asz@c) sza3#-si ri-gi4-bi2-lu2
5. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) {gesz#}usan3
reverse
column 1
1. 2(gesz2@c) 5(asz@c) {gesz#}u2-bil2-la gal-gal
2. 1(gesz'u@c) 2(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) {gesz}u2-bil2-la tur-tur
3. 2(gesz'u@c) la2 3(gesz2@c) pa sa la2-a asal2
4. 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) {gesz}za3-la2-il2
column 2
1. gir2-su{ki} e-ma-de6
column 3
1. gesz na de5-ga
2. tir ambar{ki}
3. bara2-nam-tar-ra
4. dam lugal-an-da
5. ensi2
6. lagasz{ki}-ka-ka
7. en-ig-gal
column 4
1. nu-banda3
2. na bi2-de5 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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Collections

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 82.0 high × 82.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: VS 27, 32

[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: Georgica, 80: 43-45

[Civil1994Georgica] Civil, Miguel. 1994. The Farmer’s Instructions : A Sumerian Agricultural Manual. Vol. 5. Aula Orientalis. Supplementa. Sabadell-Barcelona : AUSA.
history: OrSP 16 (pp. 1-87), 3f.

[Deimel1925OrSP16] Deimel, P. Anton. 1925. “Die Althmerische Baumwirtschaft,” Orientalia, SP = Series Prior (Rome 1920-1930), 16: 1–87.
history: Fs Hruska p.213-246, p. 224-226, no. 4

[Selz2011Holzwirtschaft] Selz, Gebhard J. 2011. “Zur Holzwirtschaft Im Altsumerischen Lagaš.” In U₄ DU₁₁-GA-NI SÁ MU-NI-IB-DU₁₁. Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Memory of Blahoslav Hruška, edited by Ludĕk Vacín, 213–46. Dresden: ISLET.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 04734
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: Lugalanda.03.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-04 at 08:18:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 17:11:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 17:07:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2011-10-12 at 14:07:05	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 17:36:58	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:13	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:22	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, 032 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020348.

VS 27, 032 artifact entry (No. P020348). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020348 (Original work published 2001)

VS 27, 032 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020348 (Accessed: April 3, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {VS 27, 032 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020348},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020348},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“VS 27, 032 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020348.

VS 27, 032 artifact entry (No. P020348). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020348 (Original work published 2001)

VS 27, 032 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020348 (Accessed: April 3, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {VS 27, 032 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020348},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020348},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020348
LB  - CDLI:P020348
M1  - 2026/4/3/
TI  - VS 27, 032 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020348
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