VS 25, 046 (P020252)

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 04469

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

62.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) {gesz}mes ha-lu-ub2 gid2-da-bi kusz3 6(disz@t) szu-bad 1(disz@t)
2. [esz2]-nigin2-bi kusz3 2(disz@t) szu-bad 1(disz@t)
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) {gesz}mes ha-lu-ub2 gid2-da-bi kusz3 6(disz@t)
2. esz2-nigin2-bi kusz3 2(disz@t)
3. 1(asz@c) {gesz}mes ha-lu-ub2 gid2-da-bi kusz3 4(disz@t)
column 3
1. esz2-nigin2-bi kusz3 2(disz@t)
2. en-en3-tar-zi
3. ensi2
4. lagasz{ki}-ke4
reverse
column 1
1. sanga utu-ra
2. szu e-na-tak4 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 62.0 high × 62.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • primary: VS 25, 46

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

  • history: OrSP 16 (pp. 1-87), 2

    [Deimel1925OrSP16] Deimel, P. Anton. 1925. “Die Althmerische Baumwirtschaft,” Orientalia, SP = Series Prior (Rome 1920-1930), 16: 1–87.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 04469
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 08:18:43 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:26 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:10 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:20 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, 046 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020252.
VS 25, 046 artifact entry (No. P020252). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020252 (Original work published 2001)
VS 25, 046 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020252 (Accessed: March 19, 2025).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {VS 25, 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020252},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020252},
}


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