VS 25, 008 (P020216)

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 04414

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

125.0 mm × 134.0 mm × 22.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) lu2 ninda-ba
2. ur-{d}{sze3}szer7-da
3. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) inim#-du11
4. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) U2-U2
5. 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) szesz-lu2-du10
6. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) lugal-a-a-gug2-a-ni
7. 4(asz@c)# a2-ne2-kur#-ra
column 2
1. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) e2-me-lam2-su3
2. 6(asz@c) lu2-kur-re2-bi2-gi4
3. RU-lugal-me
4. 1(u@c) ur-sag
5. 1(u@c) en-ku3
6. il2-me
7. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) igi-nu-du8
8. 3(asz@c) du3-a-ku5
column 3
1. e2#-[ku4]
2. 5(asz@c)#? [igi-nu]-du8#
3. 3(asz@c) du3-a-ku5
4. dingir-a-mu
5. 3(asz@c) igi-nu-du8
6. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5
7. ur-ki
8. 6(asz@c) igi-nu-du8
9. 2(asz@c) du3-a-ku5
10. e-ta-e11
11. igi-nu-du8 gesz-me
column 4
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. 3(asz@c) igi-nu-du8
4. e-ta-e11
5. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma-am6
6. nagar
7. 2(asz@c) aszgab
8. 3(asz@c) simug
9. ad-kup4
10. 1(asz@c) tug2-du8
11. 1(asz@c) ma2-lah5
12. gesz-kin-ti-am6
column 5
1. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) ki-siki ki-gu
2. geszgal-si
3. gala
4. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) geme2 kikken
5. masz-da3
6. dub-sar
7. 7(asz@c) geme2
8. ur-pu2
9. 4(asz@c) geme2
10. u2-bil#
11. amar#-[giri16{ki}]
column 6
1. geme2 kikken-me
2. 2(asz@c) geme2 a-ga-am
3. 5(asz@c) i3-du8
4. 4(asz@c) aga3-us2 didli
5. 1(u@c) ki [szah2?-kam?]
6. 1(asz@c) sipa# ansze#
7. x [...]
8. [...]
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reverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) la2# 1(asz@c)# lu2# igi-nigin2 [didli]
2. 1(asz@c) mu#-[ni?]
3. kuruszda#
column 2
1. [szu]-nigin2# 4(gesz2@c)# la2# 1(u@c) lu2 ninda-ba
2. lu2 1(asz@c)-sze3
3. ninda bappir3 gug 1(asz@c)-ta
4. ku6 szu kad4-ri-a-ta
5. kas ku-li 1(asz@c)-ta
6. szu ba-ti
7. i3 e-szesz4
column 3
1. lu2 u2-rum
2. bara2-nam-tar-ra
3. dam lugal-an-da
4. ensi2
5. lagasz{ki}-ka#
6. ezem# {d}ba-ba6-ka#
7. en-ig#-gal
8. nu-banda3
9. e2-munus-a
10. e-ne-ba 1(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 125.0 high × 134.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • primary: VS 25, 8

    [Marzahn1991VS25] Marzahn, Joachim. 1991. Altsumerische Verwaltungstexte Aus Girsu/Lagaš. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin 25. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.

  • citation: AnOr 02, 24-25, 36

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

  • citation: ASJ 5, p.67-79, p. 69-70

    [Maeda1983subgroups] Maeda, Tohru. 1983. “Subgroups of Lú-KUR₆-Dab₅-Ba (II): Šeš-Gub-Ba and Šeš-Tuš-a.” Acta Sumerologica 5: 67–79.

  • citation: AfO 31 (pp. 32-66), 055 n. 75

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

  • citation: RlA 07, 055

    [sec5099] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: VAT 04414
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
2024-07-04 at 07:58:37 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-07 at 13:59:45 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2015-12-20 at 16:28:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-08-19 at 16:00:37 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:25 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-04-28 at 17:34:05 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:09 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:19 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:15 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 25, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020216.
VS 25, 008 artifact entry (No. P020216). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020216 (Original work published 2001)
VS 25, 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020216 (Accessed: March 19, 2025).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 12},
	title = {VS 25, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020216},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020216},
}


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