VS 14, 101 (P020116)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 04643

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

90.0 mm × 90.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) sze gur saggal
 en: Total: 75 head-gur barley,
2. sze-ba lu2 szuku-dab5-ba-ne
 en: barley rations of the ration holding ones;
3. 1(gesz2@c) 2(asz@c) la2 1(ban2@c) sze-ba geme2 dumu igi-nu-du8 sza3 dub-didli
 en: 62 (head-gur) less 1 ban2 barley rations of female slaves, children, blind, from various tablets;
4. 4(u@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) 5(disz@t)# sila3 sze
 en: 40 (head-gur) 1 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 barley;
column 2
1. 4(u@c)# la2 2(barig@c) ziz2
 en: 40 (head-gur) less 2 barig emmer
2. sa2#-du11-am6
 en: regular offerings;
3. 5(u@c) 6(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)? sze
 en: 56 (head-gur) 2 barig 4 ban2 barley
4. sze-gar gu4# udu-kam
 en: feed for oxen and sheep.
5. 1(u@c) ziz2 bar-bi gal2-am6
 en: 10 (head-gur) emmer, its outside available,
  blank space
6. e2-munus-kam
 en: for House-of-woman;
7. 1(u@c) 4(ban2@c) sze-ba geme2 dumu sza3 dub-didli
 en: 10 (head-gur) 4 ban2, barley rations for the female slaves and children from various tablets;
column 3
1. 4(asz@c) la2 1(asz@c) 5(disz@t) sila3 sze
 en: 4 (head-gur) less 1 (head-gur) and 5 sila3 barley;
2. 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ziz2
 en: 3 (head-gur) 1 barig 2 ban2 emmer
3. sa2-du11-am6
 en: regular offerings;
4. 1(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) sze
 en: 1 (head-gur) 1 ban2 barley
5. sze-gar gu4 udu-kam
 en: feed for the oxen and sheep
6. dumu#-dumu-ne-kam
 en: and for the children;
  blank space
reverse
column 1
1. gu2#-an-sze3 4(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) la2 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) sze gur saggal
 en: Grand total: 250 head-gur less 1 barig 4 ban2 barley,
2. 5(u@c) 2(asz@c) 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ziz2
 en: 52 (head-gur) 3 barig 2 ban2 emmer,
3. sze-ba sze-gar ziz2-gar
 en: barley rations, barley appropriations, emmer appropriations,
4. bara2-nam-tar-ra
 en: Baranamtara,
5. dam lugal-an-da
 en: wife of Lugalanda,
column 2
1. ensi2
 en: governor
2. lagasz{ki}-ka
 en: of Lagash;
3. iti ezem-munu4-gu7-{d}nansze-ka
 en: in month “Malt-feast-of-Nanše,”
4. en-ig-gal
 en: Eniggal,
5. nu-banda3
 en: majordomo,
6. e2-ganba-ka-ta
 en: from market house
7. e-ne-ba
 en: distributed to them;
column 3
1. lu2 szuku dab5-ba 1(disz@t) ba-am6
 en: Ration holders: first distribution,
2. geme2 dumu 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) ba-am6 6(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
 en: female slaves and children: 9th distribution; 6th (year).
  blank space
column 4
  blank space

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 90.0 high × 90.0 wide
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  • primary: VS 14, 101

    [Förtsch1916VS14] Förtsch, Wilhelm. 1916. Altbabylonische Wirtschaftstexte Aus Der Zeit Lugalanda’s Und Urukagina’s. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin 14. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: AWL, 47

    [Bauer1972AWL] Bauer, Josef. 1972. Altsumerische Wirtschaftstexte Aus Lagasch. Studia Pohl 9. Rome: Biblical Institute Press.

  • history: BBVO 10, p. 20

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 04643
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Lugalanda.06.09.00 ?
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-03-01 at 23:14:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-03-01 at 23:08:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-06-12 at 09:08:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Guerra, Dylan CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:47:30 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:18 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-25 at 05:00:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-06-25 at 04:49:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-06-24 at 17:47:00 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“VS 14, 101 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020116.
VS 14, 101 artifact entry (No. P020116). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020116
VS 14, 101 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020116 (Accessed: December 3, 2024).
@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-12-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 14, 101 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020116},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020116},
}


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