VAT 05712 (P342706)

Administrative tag excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 05712

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
en: basket-of-tablets:
2. nig2-ka9 ak
en: accounts
3. dam-gar3{gar}-ra-ke4-ne
en: of the merchants
1 line blank
4. i3-gal2
en: xxx
reverse
blank space
1. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3
en: xxx

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šulgi.43.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P342706
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P342706

Physical information

Artifact type	Tag
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 05712
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	170801

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-04-02 at 17:04:02	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	Lafont, Bertrand	Approved
2015-05-06 at 08:23:35	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 15:02:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-12-05 at 12:10:36	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-16 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Marzahn, Joachim	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VAT 05712 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 16, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P342706.

VAT 05712 artifact entry (No. P342706). (2006, October 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342706

VAT 05712 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342706 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {oct 16},
	title = {VAT 05712 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342706},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342706},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/10/16/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P342706
LB  - CDLI:P342706
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - VAT 05712 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342706
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VAT 05712 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 16, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P342706.

VAT 05712 artifact entry (No. P342706). (2006, October 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342706

VAT 05712 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342706 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

@misc{2006VAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {oct 16},
	title = {VAT 05712 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342706},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342706},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/10/16/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P342706
LB  - CDLI:P342706
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - VAT 05712 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342706
ER  -