VS 25, 024 (P020231)

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 04438

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

66.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 27.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 8(asz@c)# dug# i3 ab2# se3-ga
2. 2(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) ga'ar gur saggal
3. nam-dam
4. 5(asz@c) dug 1(u@c) sila3 i3
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c)#? ga'ar#
2. me-sag3-nu-di
3. 5(asz@c) dug i3
4. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ga'ar
5. ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
6. 1(asz@c) dug i3
column 3
1. 1(barig@c)# ga'ar#
2. dingir-szesz-mu
reverse
column 1
1. szu-nigin2 2(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) dug 1(u@c) sila3# i3 ab2 se3#-ga
2. 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) ga'ar gur saggal
3. [i3 ga'ar] u2-rum
column 2
1. bara2-nam-tar-ra
2. dam lugal-an-da
3. ensi2
4. lagasz{ki}-ka
5. en#-ig#-gal
column 3
1. nu-banda3#
2. GAN2# babbar2#-ra#
3. nig2-ka9-bi e-ak 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 66.0 high × 64.0 wide × 27.0 thick
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  • primary: VS 25, 24

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

  • history: OrSP 20, p.1-61, p. 1

    [Deimel1926Viehzucht] Deimel, P. Anton. 1926. “Die Viehzucht Der Šumerer Zur Zeit Urukaginas.” Orientalia 20: 1–61.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 04438
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:47:55 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:26 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-04-29 at 20:43:49 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, 024 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020231.
VS 25, 024 artifact entry (No. P020231). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020231 (Original work published 2001)
VS 25, 024 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020231 (Accessed: March 19, 2025).
@misc{2023VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {VS 25, 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020231},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020231},
}


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