VS 27, 009 (P020326)

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 04664

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

90.0 mm × 91.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) tug2 TAR sza3-ga-du3
2. 1(asz@c) tug2 nig2-lam2# gid2-da
3. 1(asz@c) bar-dul5 sal-la
4. 2(asz@c) bar-dul5 usz-bar
5. ki-la2-bi 8(asz@c) ma-na na4 sza3 tug2-ta
6. ur-du6
7. szusz3
8. 8(asz@c) ur-e2-musz3
column 2
1. gal# dam-gar3
2. 8(asz@c) ur-dam
3. lu2 esz2-gid2#
4. 1(asz@c) tug2 TAR sza3-ga-du3
5. 1(asz@c) bar-dul5 usz-bar
6. ki-la2-bi 4(disz@t) ma-na
7. szesz-lu2-du10
8. 4(asz@c) e2-me-lam2-su3
9. 4(asz@c) inim-ma-ni-zi
column 3
1. ugula RU-lugal-ke4-ne-me
2. 4(asz@c) dam-dingir-mu
3. aga3#-us2#
4. 4(asz@c)# dingir#-a-mu
5. nu-kiri6#
6. 4(asz@c) en-ku4
7. sipa szaganx(AMA){sza:gan#}
8. 4(asz@c) nam-dam
9. unu3
10. 4(asz@c) lugal#-mas-su#
11. 4(asz@c)# gala#-tur
column 4
1. 4(asz@c) puzur4-ma-ma
2. 4(asz@c) lugal-pa-e3
3. 4(asz@c) ur-du6
4. engar#-me
5. 4(asz@c) amar#-giri16{ki}
6. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)
7. 4(asz@c) gir2#-nun
8. gab2-kas4#
  blank space
reverse
column 1
1. szu-nigin2 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) tug2 TAR sza3#-ga-du3
2. 3(asz@c) tug2 nig2-lam2 gid2-da
3. 3(asz@c) bar-dul5 sal-la
4. 2(u@c) bar-dul5 usz-bar
5. ki-la2-bi 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) ma-na
6. ugula-ne
7. ab-ba-ne
column 2
1. iti udu-sze3-sze-a-{d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ka
2. sa6-sa6
3. dam URU-KA-gi-na
4. ensi2
5. lagasz{ki}-ka-ke4
6. e2-munus-ta#
7. usz#-bar-sze3 e-ne-la2 1(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
column 3
1. sar-ru-am6

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 90.0 high × 91.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • primary: VS 27, 9

    [Marzahn1996VS27] Marzahn, Joachim. 1996. Altsumerische Verwaltungstexte Und Ein Brief Aus Girsu/Lagaš. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin 27. Mainz: Philipp von Zabern.

  • history: OrSP 9-13, 229f.

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

  • history: OrAn 20, p.175-185, p. 184

    [Lambert1981Grand-marchand] Lambert, Maurice. 1981. “Ur-Emush, ‘Grand-Marchand’ de Lagash.” Oriens Antiquus 20: 175–85.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 04664
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_e.01.11.00
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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
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
2016-07-28 at 16:16:51 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-10-07 at 09:18:41 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:29 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-05 at 17:55:23 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:12 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 27, 009 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020326.
VS 27, 009 artifact entry (No. P020326). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020326 (Original work published 2001)
VS 27, 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020326 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 27, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020326},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020326},
}


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