VS 27, 045 (P020361)

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

Metadata / catalogue

Flat catalogue

As CSV As TSV

Expanded catalogue

As JSON

Linked catalogue

As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML

Text / annotations

Text data

As ATF As JTF

Linked annotations

As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML

Related publications

As CSV As BibTeX

Chemical Data

Seal Chemistry

As CSV

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 04761

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

55.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2@c) ubi{ku6} dar-ra
2. 2(gesz2@c) ki-mu11{ku6} dar-ra
3. 2(u@c) suhur{ku6} dar-ra
4. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) sag si-U-NU
column 2
1. 1(u@c) gab2-il2 esztub{ku6}
2. lugal-me-gal-gal
3. szu-ku6 a-ses-[ke4?]
4. iti udu-sze3-sze-a-{d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ka
5. mu-de6
reverse
column 1
1. en-ig-gal
2. nu-banda3
3. si-U-NU e2-ganba-ka-ka
4. i3-kux(DU)
5. ku6 NINA{ki}-sze3
column 2
1. ba-de6 5(|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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 55.0 high × 55.0 wide × 23.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: VS 27, 45

    [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, 304

    [Deimel1924OrSP9-13] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. “Sumerische Grammatik Der Archaistischen Texte Mit Übungsstücken (Zum Selbstunterricht).” Orientalia SP 9-13.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: VAT 04761
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-17 at 08:35:55 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-17 at 08:11:35 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-17 at 08:04:01 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 18:42:17 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:30 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-09 at 18:20:30 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:13 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:22 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:18 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 27, 045 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020361.
VS 27, 045 artifact entry (No. P020361). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020361 (Original work published 2001)
VS 27, 045 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020361 (Accessed: August 21, 2025).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 27, 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020361},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020361},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020361
LB  - CDLI:P020361
M1  - 2025/8/21/
TI  - VS 27, 045 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020361
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“VS 27, 045 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020361.
VS 27, 045 artifact entry (No. P020361). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020361 (Original work published 2001)
VS 27, 045 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020361 (Accessed: August 21, 2025).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 27, 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020361},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020361},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020361
LB  - CDLI:P020361
M1  - 2025/8/21/
TI  - VS 27, 045 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020361
ER  - 
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.