TSA 27 (P221388)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Anonymous, Mariemont, Belgium

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous, Mariemont, Belgium

Museum Number

VM 16

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(u@c) {gesz}eme tugx(LAK483) si-ga
2. 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) {gesz}eme numun-na
3. iti siki-ba
column 2
1. ur-{d}en-ki
2. nagar-e
3. szu-a bi2-gi4
4. en-ig-gal
5. nu-banda3
6. e2 ki-sal4-la-ka
reverse
column 1
1. i3-kux(DU)
2. sa6-sa6
3. dam URU-KA-gi-na
4. lagasz{ki}-ka 2(|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 [identification uncertain]
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	Urukagina_l.02.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P221388
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P221388

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	anonymous, Mariemont, Belgium
Museum Number	VM 16
Accession Number

References

primary: TSA, no. 27

[Genouillac1909TSA] Genouillac, Henri de. 1909. Tablettes Sumériennes Archaïques. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2008-10-09 at 16:04:21	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:49	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TSA 27 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221388.

TSA 27 artifact entry (No. P221388). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221388

TSA 27 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221388 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).

@misc{2003TSA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {TSA 27 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221388},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221388},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P221388
LB  - CDLI:P221388
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - TSA 27 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221388
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TSA 27 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221388.

TSA 27 artifact entry (No. P221388). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221388

TSA 27 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221388 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).

@misc{2003TSA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {TSA 27 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221388},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221388},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P221388
LB  - CDLI:P221388
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - TSA 27 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221388
ER  -