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VS 27, 052 (P020368)

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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Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 04812

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

54.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) BI# tar#{ku6#}
2. 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) gu2 ubi{ku6}
3. 2(gesz'u@c) 3(gesz2@c) gir{ku6} a-de2
column 2
1. ku6 banszur-ra-kam
2. iti gu4-ra2-bi2#-mu2-a
3. ne-sag
4. szu-ku6 ab-ba-ke4
reverse
1. mu-DU
2. en-ig-gal
3. nu-banda3
4. e2-nig2-gur11-ra
5. i3-kux(DU) 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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

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Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 54.0 high × 55.0 wide × 21.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: VS 27, 52

[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 21 (pp. 40-83), 64

[Deimel1926Fisch-Texte] Deimel, P. Anton. 1926. “Fisch-Texte Der Zeit Urukaginas.” Orientalia SP 21: 40–83.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 04812
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Lugalanda.04.00.00
Alternative Years:
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-16 at 18:46:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-08-16 at 18:36:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-04 at 10:10:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:30	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2008-05-10 at 16:02:18	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2007-07-15 at 00:30:13	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	approved
2007-03-26 at 18:08:22	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:18	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan	CDLI	approved

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“VS 27, 052 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020368.

VS 27, 052 artifact entry (No. P020368). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020368 (Original work published 2001)

VS 27, 052 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020368 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {VS 27, 052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020368},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020368},
}

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ER  -

“VS 27, 052 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020368.

VS 27, 052 artifact entry (No. P020368). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020368 (Original work published 2001)

VS 27, 052 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020368 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).

@misc{2024VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {VS 27, 052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020368},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020368},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P020368
LB  - CDLI:P020368
M1  - 2025/3/17/
TI  - VS 27, 052 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020368
ER  -

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