VS 14, 137 (P020152)

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 04695

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

53.0 mm × 53.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(gesz2@c) la2 3(asz@c) geme2
2. lu2 1(asz@c)-sze3
3. ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na 2(asz@c)-ta
4. ninda sal4 1(asz@c)-ta
5. kas ku-li 1(asz@c)-ta
6. szu ba-ti
7. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 2(asz@c) gala
8. lu2 1(asz@c)-sze3
9. ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na 2(asz@c)-ta
column 2
1. ninda sal4 1(asz@c)-ta
2. kas sig15 ku-li 1(asz@c)-ta
3. szu ba-ti
4. 1(u@c) ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na
5. 6(asz@c) ninda bar-si
6. gala-mah gir2-su{ki}
7. 5(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) dam ab-ba
reverse
column 1
1. lu2 1(asz@c)-sze3
2. ninda! bar-si 1(asz@c)-ta
3. ninda sal4 1(asz@c)-ta
4. kas sig15 ku-li 1(asz@c)-ta
5. szu ba-ti
column 2
1. lu2 ki-hul bara2-nam-tar-ra-ka
2. er2 sig7-me
3. sa6-sa6
4. dam URU-KA-gi-na
5. lugal
column 3
1. lagasz{ki}-ka-ke4
2. e-ne-ba
3. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma gu7-a-am6 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 53.0 high × 53.0 wide
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  • primary: VS 14, 137

    [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, 66

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

  • history: StOr 46 (pp. 43-76), 70

    [Gelb1975StOr46] Gelb, Ignace J. 1975. “Homo Ludens in Early Mesopotania.” In Haec Studia Orientalia Professori Assyriologiae, et Filologiae Semiticae in Universitate Helsingiensi: Armasi Salonen, S.Q.A., Anno 1975 Sexagenario, 46:43–76.

  • history: AfO 31 (pp. 32-66), 55:75

    [Powell1984AfO31] Powell, Marvin A. 1984. “Late Babylonian Surface Mensuration.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 31: 32–66.

  • history: RlA 7,506f.

    [sec4967] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: VAT 04695
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.02.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-12 at 09:45:24 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-17 at 17:35:03 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-17 at 15:54:39 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-17 at 15:40:16 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:19 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-15 at 16:10:32 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:06 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:16 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:14 CDLI Atf CDLI 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, 137 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020152.
VS 14, 137 artifact entry (No. P020152). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020152 (Original work published 2001)
VS 14, 137 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020152 (Accessed: March 20, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 12},
	title = {VS 14, 137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020152},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020152},
}


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