VS 27, 040 (P020356)

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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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 04751

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

49.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2 gur saggal
2. amar-giri16{ki}
3. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)
4. 2(u@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2
5. ur2-mud
column 2
1. agrig
2. guru7 e2-{d}ba-ba6-ke4-us2-a-ta
3. en-szu-gi4-gi4
4. agrig-ge
5. e-ne-ta-gar 6(|ASZxDISZ@t|)#
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz@t) gar-am6

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	Urukagina_l.06.00.00 nearcertain
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020356
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P020356

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	49.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 04751
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 27, 40

[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), 78

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-17 at 11:45:02	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:16	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:48:29	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:30	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-05-09 at 17:36:44	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

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 27, 040 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020356.

VS 27, 040 artifact entry (No. P020356). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020356 (Original work published 2001)

VS 27, 040 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020356 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 27, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020356},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020356},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020356
LB  - CDLI:P020356
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - VS 27, 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020356
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 27, 040 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020356.

VS 27, 040 artifact entry (No. P020356). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020356 (Original work published 2001)

VS 27, 040 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020356 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 27, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020356},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020356},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020356
LB  - CDLI:P020356
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - VS 27, 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020356
ER  -