VS 27, 089 (P020402)

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 04886

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 × 59.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(asz@c)# siki bar-udu
2. abgal2#
3. 2(asz@c)#? [bar]-udu# nimgir-esz3-a-tum2
4. 2(asz@c) bar-udu szesz-ki-na
5. sukkal
column 2
1. 4(asz@c)# lu2#
2. bar# udu# 1(asz@c)-ta
3. lu2 {d}nansze-me
4. 1(asz@c) lu2# {d#}nin-dar#
5. bar-udu 1(asz@c)-ta#
reverse
column 1
1. lu2 [ga] ku3# de6#-[a-me]
2. bara2#-nam#-[tar-ra]
3. dam lugal#-an-da
4. ensi2
5. lagasz{ki}-ka-ke4
column 2
1. e-ne-ba# 1(|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	Lugalanda.01.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P020402
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P020402

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	59.0 mm × 59.0 mm × 21.0 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 04886
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 27, 89

[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: AnOr 02, 53

[Deimel1931AnOr2] Deimel, P. Anton. 1931. Sumerische Tempelwirtschaft Zur Zeit Urukaginas Und Seiner Vorgänger. Vol. 2. Analecta Orientalia. Roma : Pontificio Istituto Biblico.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-04 at 07:58:37	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 22:18:53	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2007-08-04 at 18:14:31	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“VS 27, 089 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020402.

VS 27, 089 artifact entry (No. P020402). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020402 (Original work published 2001)

VS 27, 089 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020402 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {VS 27, 089 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020402},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020402},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“VS 27, 089 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P020402.

VS 27, 089 artifact entry (No. P020402). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020402 (Original work published 2001)

VS 27, 089 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020402 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {VS 27, 089 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020402},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020402},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020402
LB  - CDLI:P020402
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - VS 27, 089 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P020402
ER  -