VS 27, 041 (P020357)

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 04752

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

49.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) masz
2. masz-da-re#-a#
3. szesz-lu2-du10
4. 1(asz@c) masz dingir-bad3
5. 1(asz@c)# masz# e2-me-lam2
6. 1(asz@c) masz
column 2
1. inim-ma-ni#-zi
2. ugula#-me
3. 1(asz@c) masz ur-dam
4. 1(asz@c) masz# puzur4-ma-ma
5. 1(asz@c) masz lugal-mas-su
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) masz gala-tur
2. 1(asz@c)# masz ur-du6#
3. 1(asz@c) masz# lugal#-pa#-e3
4. engar#-me
5. 1(asz@c) masz en-ku4
reverse
column 1
1. sipa szaganx(AMA){sza:gan}
  rest of column blank
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) masz
2. masz-da-re-a
3. ugula-ne
4. ezem-munu4-gu7
5. {d}nansze-ka
6. bara2-nam-tar-ra
7. dam lugal-an-da
8. ensi2
column 3
1. lagasz{ki}-ka-ra#!
2. mu-na-de6
3. en-ku3
4. kuruszda-e
5. ba-ra 5(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 49.0 high × 50.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • primary: VS 27, 41

    [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, 221f.

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

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  • Museum No.: VAT 04752
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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
2016-07-28 at 16:16:58 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-10-07 at 12:14:57 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-10-07 at 09:21:18 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:30 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-09 at 17:57:05 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, 041 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020357.
VS 27, 041 artifact entry (No. P020357). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020357 (Original work published 2001)
VS 27, 041 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020357 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 27, 041 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020357},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020357},
}


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