VS 27, 054 (P020370)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 04821

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

58.0 mm × 57.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) ig gesz du7-a
2. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 2(asz@c) {gesz}ur3 e2-gi-sig-ga
3. 3(u@c) {gesz}u2-bil3-la tur-tur
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) kid mah
2. 2(asz@c) kid sumun
3. 2(asz@c) dur dagal sumun
4. 3(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) gu2 gi
5. e2 lugal-a2-zi-ta
6. ur-sag
reverse
column 1
1. gal-UN
2. mu-de6
3. en-ig-gal
4. nu-banda3
5. ganun gesz-kin-ti-ka
6. i3-kux(DU) 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 probable
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020370
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P020370

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	58.0 mm × 57.0 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 04821
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 27, 54

[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 16 (pp. 1-87), 33

[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. 241, no. 12

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-20 at 19:40:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-04 at 08:18:43	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
2008-05-10 at 14:29:47	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 12:14:18	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, 054 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020370.

VS 27, 054 artifact entry (No. P020370). (2024, August 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020370 (Original work published 2001)

VS 27, 054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020370 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 20},
	title = {VS 27, 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020370},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020370},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - VS 27, 054 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020370
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 27, 054 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020370.

VS 27, 054 artifact entry (No. P020370). (2024, August 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020370 (Original work published 2001)

VS 27, 054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020370 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 20},
	title = {VS 27, 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020370},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020370},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020370
LB  - CDLI:P020370
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - VS 27, 054 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020370
ER  -