VS 27, 042 (P020358)

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 04753

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

59.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. kin bad3 du3-a 1(disz@t) gi kusz3 2(disz@t)
2. engar ki-gub
3. 4(disz@t) kusz3 ur-e2-musz3
4. dam-gar3
5. 3(disz@t) kusz3 gesz-kin-ti
column 2
1. 3(disz@t) kusz3 sipa szaganx(AMA){sza:gan}
2. 3(disz@t) kusz3 unu3
3. 3(disz@t) kusz3 nu-kiri6
4. 3(disz@t) kusz3 gir2-nun
5. gab2-kas4
6. 1(disz@t) gi ur-du6
reverse
column 1
1. szusz3
2. 1(disz@t) gi kusz3 3(disz@t) lugal-dalla
3. sanga
rest of column blank
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 7(disz@t) gi kin bad3 du3-a
2. {d}ba-ba6
3. sa6-sa6
4. dam URU-KA-gi-na
5. lugal
6. lagasz{ki}-ka 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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.04.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020358
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P020358

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	59.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 23.0 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 04753
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 27, 42

[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: Cultic Calendars, 44

[Cohen1993Calendars] Cohen, Mark E. 1993. The Cultic Calendars of the Ancient Near East. Bethesda, Md : CDL Press.
history: OrSP 2 (pp. 3-31), 14

[Deimel1920OrSP2] Deimel, P. Anton. 1920. “Die Reformtexte Urukaginas.” Orientalia SP 2: 3–31.
history: OrAn 20, p.175-185, p. 184

[Lambert1981Grand-marchand] Lambert, Maurice. 1981. “Ur-Emush, ‘Grand-Marchand’ de Lagash.” Oriens Antiquus 20: 175–85.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-17 at 11:15:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-07 at 14:01:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 17:16:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:30	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-05-09 at 18:00:40	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 Artifact

“VS 27, 042 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020358.

VS 27, 042 artifact entry (No. P020358). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020358 (Original work published 2001)

VS 27, 042 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020358 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 27, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020358},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020358},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
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TI  - VS 27, 042 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“VS 27, 042 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020358.

VS 27, 042 artifact entry (No. P020358). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020358 (Original work published 2001)

VS 27, 042 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020358 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 27, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020358},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020358},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020358
LB  - CDLI:P020358
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - VS 27, 042 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020358
ER  -