VS 25, 057 (P020264)

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 04482

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

56.0 mm × 56.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) sze gur saggal
2. nig2-sa10 ku6-kam
3. 2(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) sze
4. nig2-sa10 szum2-ma-kam#
column 2
1. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze
2. nig2-sa10 szim-GAN2-GAN2-kam
3. 7(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) sze
4. nig2-sa10 i3 szah2#-ka-kam
reverse
column 3
1. 5(gesz2@c) sze#
2. nig2-sa10 ku3-ga-kam

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 56.0 high × 56.0 wide
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  • primary: VS 25, 57

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

  • history: OrSP 9-13, 173

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

  • history: M. Lambert, RA 047, 110?

    [sec5217] N.d.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 21 n. 72

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 04482
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
2024-08-17 at 08:11:35 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-17 at 08:04:01 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 18:42:17 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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 08:48:02 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:27 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-01 at 21:43:01 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 12:14:16 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, 057 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020264.
VS 25, 057 artifact entry (No. P020264). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020264 (Original work published 2001)
VS 25, 057 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020264 (Accessed: March 20, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 25, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020264},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020264},
}


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