VS 27, 035 (P020351)

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 04739

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

67.0 mm × 66.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) {gesz}u3# ma2 sig-ba
2. 2(asz@c) {gesz}u3 us2-bi
3. 1(asz@c) {gesz}u3 {gesz}ma2 du3
4. 1(asz@c) {gesz}u3 masz-da3
5. 2(asz@c) {gesz#}u3# 2(disz@t)-kam#-ma# us2
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) {gesz#}u3# giri3-gub
2. 5(asz@c) {gesz}u3# e2-ma2-ka
3. 2(asz@c) {gesz}u3-sal4-la-ka ma2-ka
4. 1(asz@c) {gesz}u3 UZ3-UZ3
5. 5(asz@c)# {gesz}u3 dal-muszen
column 3
1. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) {gesz}a-la2# ma2
2. 6(asz@c) {gesz}uri
3. 8(asz@c) {gesz}ma2 gu2
4. 1(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) {gesz}am-ra u3#-suh5
5. 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c)# {gesz}eme-sig ma2 sig-ba
reverse
column 1
1. 4(u@c) {gesz}eme-sig giri3-gub
2. ma2-gur8 SAL
3. a-lu2-du10
4. i3-u5-a-kam
5. en#-ig#-gal#
6. nu-banda3
7. i3-gul-gul 5(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 67.0 high × 66.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • primary: VS 27, 35

    [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 16 (pp. 1-87), 37

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

  • history: Fs Hruska p.213-246, p. 242-243, no. 13

    [Selz2011Holzwirtschaft] Selz, Gebhard J. 2011. “Zur Holzwirtschaft Im Altsumerischen Lagaš.” In U₄ DU₁₁-GA-NI SÁ MU-NI-IB-DU₁₁. Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Memory of Blahoslav Hruška, edited by Ludĕk Vacín, 213–46. Dresden: ISLET.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 04739
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Lugalanda.05.00.00 ?
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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
2011-09-01 at 13:01:30 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
2008-05-09 at 16:43:05 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, 035 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020351.
VS 27, 035 artifact entry (No. P020351). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020351 (Original work published 2001)
VS 27, 035 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020351 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {VS 27, 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020351},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020351},
}

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