VS 27, 088 (P020401)

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 04882

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

51.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz@c) ellag mes# ha-lu-ub2 kusz3 1(u)
2. 3(asz@c) ellag gesz kusz3 8(disz@t)
3. 1(asz@c) ellag gesz kusz3 6(disz@t)
column 2
1. 3(asz@c)# ellag# gesz kusz3 5(disz@t)
2. 2(asz@c) ellag gesz# kusz3 3(disz@t)
3. szu-nigin2# 1(u@c) ellag gesz mes ha-lu-ub2
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) {gesz}u3#-suh5 [...]
2. e2 za3 iri-ka-ka
3. mu-gal2
reverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) {gesz}u3-suh5
2. e2-ganba-ka-ka
3. mu-gal2
4. 3(u@c) 1(asz@c)# bar-bi#-da
column 2
1. ganun gi {d}mes-an-du-ka
2. mu-gal2 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
3. lugal-pirig-tur#
column 3
1. mu-szid#?

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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	Enentarzi.04.00.00 probable
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020401
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P020401

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	51.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 20.0 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 04882
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 27, 88

[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), 32

[Deimel1925OrSP16] Deimel, P. Anton. 1925. “Die Althmerische Baumwirtschaft,” Orientalia, SP = Series Prior (Rome 1920-1930), 16: 1–87.

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
2008-10-09 at 16:03:31	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-05-11 at 20:14:33	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:14	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:23	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, 088 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020401.

VS 27, 088 artifact entry (No. P020401). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020401 (Original work published 2001)

VS 27, 088 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020401 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {VS 27, 088 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020401},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020401},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020401
LB  - CDLI:P020401
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - VS 27, 088 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020401
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 27, 088 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020401.

VS 27, 088 artifact entry (No. P020401). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020401 (Original work published 2001)

VS 27, 088 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020401 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {VS 27, 088 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020401},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020401},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020401
LB  - CDLI:P020401
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - VS 27, 088 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020401
ER  -