VS 27, 076 (P020391)

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 04860

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

75.0 mm × 76.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(u@c) {gesz}u3-suh5 am-ra ma2 5(u)-ka
2. 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) {gesz}u3-suh5 am#-ra# ma2 lugud2-da#
3. 1(u@c) am-ra ma2# lu-ub2-ka
column 2
1. 3(u@c) 5(asz@c) am-ra ma2#-gur8
2. 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) gi-musz ma2-gur8
3. 4(asz@c) gi-musz ma2 szu-ku6
4. szu-nigin2 2(gesz2@c) {gesz}u3-suh5 tur mah-ba#
column 3
1. kiri6 e2-ku4
2. nu-kiri6-ka-ta
3. URU-KA-gi-na
4. lugal
5. lagasz#{ki}-ke4
6. na i3-mi#-ri#
reverse
column 1
1. en-ig-gal
2. nu-banda3
3. e-na-szum2
4. e2# za3 iri-ka-ka
5. i3-kux(DU) 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
6. egir4-bi
7. ensi2-ke4
8. ba-kux(DU) 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
column 2
1. 1(gesz2) 4(u) la2# 1(disz@t)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 75.0 high × 76.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • primary: VS 27, 76

    [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), 20

    [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. 226-228, no. 5

    [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 04860
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.04.00.00
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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
2008-10-09 at 16:03:30 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-11 at 16:43:03 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:14 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:23 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:18 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, 076 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020391.
VS 27, 076 artifact entry (No. P020391). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020391 (Original work published 2001)
VS 27, 076 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020391 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {VS 27, 076 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020391},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020391},
}


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