VS 25, 099 (P020305)

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 04857

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

80.0 mm × 80.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) esz2 1(disz@t) gi
2. dingir-bad3
3. 1(disz@t) gi sag-ga2-tuku-a
4. 1(disz@t)# gi ur-{d}en-ki
5. [1(disz@t)?] gi# ur-tur
6. [1(disz@t)?] gi lu2-kur-re2-bi2-gi4
column 2
1. 1(disz@t) gi dingir-szesz-mu
2. 6(disz@t) gi gab2-dan6
3. 2(disz@t) gi i3-li2-be6-li2
4. 2(disz@t) gi en-bi
5. 4(disz@t) gi amar-giri16{ki}
6. {lu2}lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me
7. 3(disz@t) gi en-lu2
column 3
1. sagi#
2. 2(disz@t)# gi en-ne2
3. 1(disz@t) gi lugal-mu#
4. muhaldim-me
5. 2(disz@t) gi en-uszur3-re2#
6. 3(disz@t) gi igi-zi
7. 1/2(disz) esz2 5(disz@t) gi ka#-ku5 ur-sag
column 4
1. 2(disz@t) gi ma-al-ga
2. 1(disz@t) gi ur-du6
3. i3-du8
4. 1(disz@t) gi en-na#-u4-mu
5. 2(disz@t) gi {d}nin-gir2-su-lu2-mu
6. sukkal
7. 4(disz@t) gi
reverse
column 1
1. {d}nansze-da-nu-me-a
2. 4(disz@t) gi sag-en-ne2-su
3. 4(disz@t) gi simug
4. 7(disz@t) gi ka-ku5
5. ur-sag
6. 3(disz@t) gi nagar
7. 1(disz@t) gi u2-du
column 2
1. 2(disz@t) gi tug2-du8
2. 1(disz@t) gi aszgab
3. 1(disz@t) gi ad-kup4
4. 4(disz@t) gi sipa ansze
5. 4(disz@t) gi sipa udu siki
6. 2(disz@t) gi {d}nin-gir2-su-tesz2-mu
7. 1(disz@t) gi kuruszda
column 3
1. 1(disz@t) gi szagan#-kesz2
2. 1/2(disz) esz2 szusz3
3. GAN2# gibil#-am6
4. 2(disz@t) gi ka-ku5 GAN2 nigin2-na
5. di-utu
6. 5(disz@t) gi ka-ku5 GAN2 nigin2-na
7. ur-e2-musz3
8. 5(disz@t) gi ka-ku5 GAN2 nigin2-na
9. ur-sag
column 4
1. GAN2# gibil-am6 6(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 80.0 high × 80.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • primary: VS 25, 99

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: VAT 04857
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-09-29 at 05:39:05 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:28 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-11 at 16:31:11 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:11 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:21 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:17 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, 099 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020305.
VS 25, 099 artifact entry (No. P020305). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020305
VS 25, 099 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020305 (Accessed: March 20, 2025).
@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-20]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 25, 099 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020305},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020305},
}


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