VS 27, 031 (P020347)

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 04733

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

65.0 mm × 65.0 mm × 22.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) absin3 sze-lu2
2. 2(ban2@c) szum2 gu4 sag 1(disz@t)
3. absin3-bi 2(disz@t)
4. 3(barig@c) 3(disz@t) sila3 szum2 gu4 e2-nig2-gur11-ra
5. absin3-bi 4(u) la2 3(disz@t)
column 2
1. GAN2-bi 4(u) 2(disz@t) 1/2(disz) sar
2. e2-gal-kam
3. 1(ban2@c) 3(disz@t) sila3 za-ha-ti
4. absin3-bi 3(disz@t)
5. en-ig-gal
6. nu-banda3-kam
7. 2(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c) za-ha-ti
8. absin3-bi 2(u) 2(disz@t)
column 3
1. GAN2-bi 1/4(iku@c)
2. 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) 3(disz@t) sila3 szum2 sa6 e2-nig2-gur11-ra
3. absin3-bi 3(u) la2 3(disz@t)
4. GAN2-bi 3(u) sar
5. szum2 sikil i3-us2
6. 2(asz@c) absin3 sze-lu2
reverse
column 1
1. sag-a-ki-ta-ka-ta ab2:ki-sze3 e-ak
2. 3(ban2@c) szum2 sa6 e2-nig2-gur11-ra
3. absin3-bi 5(disz@t)
4. us2-bi 1/2(disz) 3(disz@t) gi
5. sag za-ha-ti sag szum2 sa6-ke4#
6. ab2:ki-sze3 e-ak
7. 5(asz@c) absin3 sze-lu2
column 2
1. us2-bi 7(disz@t) gi
2. i3-szi-du7
3. 1(asz@c) absin3 gu2-gu2
4. sag szum2 gu4-ke4
5. ab2:ki-sze3 e-ak
6. sag-an-na-kam
1. ki szum2-ma KA-NI-il!(RSP374)?-ma-ka-ka
2. en-ig-gal
3. nu-banda3
4. mu-sur 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 65.0 high × 65.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • primary: VS 27, 31

    [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: Georgica, 174

    [Civil1994Georgica] Civil, Miguel. 1994. The Farmer’s Instructions : A Sumerian Agricultural Manual. Vol. 5. Aula Orientalis. Supplementa. Sabadell-Barcelona : AUSA.

  • history: OrSP 17, 17

    [Deimel1925OrSP17] Deimel, P. Anton. 1925. Orientalia SP 17.

  • history: BSA 5 (pp. 65-104), 91

    [LaPlaca1990] LaPlaca, P. J., and Marvin A. Powell. 1990. “THE AGRICULTURAL CYCLE AND THE CALENDAR AT PRE-SARGONIC GIRSU.” Bulletin on Sumerian Agriculture 5: 65–104.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 04733
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.03.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-17 at 08:24:36 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 17:11:07 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 17:07:31 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-18 at 13:38:50 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-18 at 13:35:27 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:29 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-08 at 17:11:20 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:13 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:22 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, 031 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020347.
VS 27, 031 artifact entry (No. P020347). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020347 (Original work published 2001)
VS 27, 031 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020347 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 27, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020347},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020347},
}


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