VS 25, 010 (P020218)

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 04415

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

132.0 mm × 134.0 mm × 22.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) gi agargara{ku6} ab-ba
2. 2(u@c) za3 ubi{ku6}
3. lugal#-sza3
4. 2(u@c) didli-bi a-dar-tun2{ku6}
5. lugal#-me
6. 6(asz@c) gi agargara{ku6}
7. gala#-tur#
8. 5(asz@c) gi agargara{ku6}
9. lugal-pirig
column 2
1. 3(u@c) za3 ubi#{ku6}
2. e2-sig4-zi-de3
3. 5(asz@c) za3 a-dar-tun2{ku6}
4. lugal-GAN2
5. 5(asz@c) za3 a-dar-tun2#{ku6}
6. ur-<<ASZ>>-mes
7. 5(asz@c) za3# a#-dar#-tun2{ku6#}
8. ur-igi#
9. szu-ku6 i7# mah#
column 3
1. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) didli-bi a-dar-tun2{ku6}
2. 5(asz@c) sag-kesz2 ku6
3. gu-u2
4. 6(asz@c) za3 esztub{ku6}
5. e2-i3-gara2-su3#
  rest of column missing
column 4
1. 7(asz@c) sag#-kesz2# ku6
2. lugal-gesz-bur2
3. lu2 dun-a
4. amar-{d}sag-ku5
5. 5(asz@c) sag-kesz2 ku6
6. 1(u@c) muszen igi-du8
7. [u2]-du
8. [x] za3# ubi#{ku6}
9. ur#-pu6
10. x [x]
column 5
1. szu-ku6 gir2-su{ki}-me
2. 2(asz@c) buru4-sig17{muszen}
3. 5(asz@c) muszen szu ur3-ra
4. 2(u@c) 6(asz@c) muszen# igi-du8
5. IM-[NI]
6. ugula# [muszen-du3 muszen]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...] ubi#{ku6}
3. 5(asz@c) za3 a-dar-tun2{ku6}
4. ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
5. 7(asz@c) za3 ubi{ku6}
6. il2
7. 4(asz@c) sag-kesz2 ku6
8. me-lam2
9. u4 1(disz@t)-kam
column 2
1. 1(u@c) za3 ubi#{ku6#}
2. e2-sig4-zi-de3
3. 1(u@c) sag-kesz2 ku6
4. amar-{d}sag-ku5
5. 5(asz@c) za3 ubi{ku6}
6. ur-igi
7. 1(u@c) muszen szu ur3-ra
8. u2-du
column 3
1. u4 2(disz@t)-kam

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Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 132.0 high × 134.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • primary: VS 25, 10

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

  • history: OrSP 9-13, 243-244

    [Deimel1924OrSP9-13] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. “Sumerische Grammatik Der Archaistischen Texte Mit Übungsstücken (Zum Selbstunterricht).” Orientalia SP 9-13.

    (Übung 55)


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: VAT 04415
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Lugalanda.00.00.00 ?
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-17 at 08:35:55 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2011-09-12 at 14:32:55 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 17:48:44 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, 010 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020218.
VS 25, 010 artifact entry (No. P020218). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020218 (Original work published 2001)
VS 25, 010 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020218 (Accessed: March 19, 2025).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 25, 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020218},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020218},
}

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