VS 27, 085 (P020398)

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 04875

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

88.0 mm × 86.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) udu
2. en-en3-tar-zi
3. 1(asz@c) udu lugal-an-da
4. 1(asz@c) udu bara2-nam-tar-ra
5. 1(asz@c) udu
6. 1(disz@t) du-du
7. sanga
8. 1(disz@t) ur-tar#-sir2-sir2-[ra]-bi#
9. 1(asz@c) udu
10. 1(disz@t) ur-utu
11. 1(disz@t) gesz-ri
column 2
1. 1(disz@t) gan-{d}ba-ba6
2. 1(disz@t) lugal-u4-de3
3. 1(disz@t) gan-giri16{ki}
4. 5(disz@t)-ne-ne-kam
5. 1(asz@c) udu
6. 1(disz@t) nin-zabar3
7. 1(disz@t) ma-ma
8. 1(disz@t) nin-me-du10-ga
9. 1(disz@t) gan-pu6-sag
10. 1(disz@t) a-ir-nun
11. 1(disz@t) a-szurmin
12. 1(disz@t) nin-hi-li-su3
column 3
1. 1(disz@t) me-sirara3-DU
2. 1(disz@t) dim3-tur
3. za3-ta-ne-ne-kam
4. u4 1(disz@t)-kam
5. 1(asz@c) udu {d}lugal-uru11{ki}
6. 1(asz@c) masz {d}a-da-na
7. 1(asz@c) udu
8. 1(disz@t) ur-utu
9. 1(disz@t) gesz-ri
10. 1(disz@t) gan-{d}ba-ba6
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) lugal-u4-de3
2. 1(disz@t) gan-giri16{ki}
3. 5(disz@t)-ne-ne-kam inim-du11
4. u4 2(disz@t)-kam
5. ezem {d}lugal-uru11{ki}-ka-ka
6. gesz e-tag
7. 1(asz@c) udu en-en3-tar-zi
8. 1(asz@c) udu lugal-an-da
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) udu bara2-nam-tar-ra
2. 1(asz@c) udu
3. 1(disz@t) du-du
4. sanga
5. 1(disz@t) ur-tar-sir2-sir2-ra-bi
6. 1(asz@c) udu
7. 1(disz@t) ur-utu
8. 1(disz@t) gesz-ri
9. 1(disz@t) gan-{d}ba-ba6
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz@t) lugal-u4-de3
2. 1(disz@t) gan-giri16{ki}
3. 5(disz@t)-ne-ne-kam
4. u4 1(disz@t)-kam
5. 1(asz@c) masz {d}lugal-iri-bar
6. 1(asz@c) udu
7. 1(disz@t) ur-utu
8. 1(disz@t) gesz-ri
9. 1(disz@t) gan-{d}ba-ba6
10. 1(disz@t) lugal-u4-de3
column 2
1. 1(disz@t) gan-giri16{ki}
2. 5(disz@t)-ne-ne-kam
3. u4 2(disz@t)-kam
4. 1(asz@c) masz ki-a-nag
5. 1(asz@c) udu
6. 1(disz@t) ur-utu
7. 1(disz@t) gesz-ri
8. 1(disz@t) gan-{d}ba-ba6
9. 1(disz@t) lugal-u4-de3
10. 1(disz@t) gan-giri16{ki}
11. 5(disz@t)-ne-ne-kam
12. 1(asz@c) udu
13. 1(disz@t) nin-zabar3
column 3
1. 1(disz@t) ma-ma
2. 1(disz@t) nin-me-du10-ga
3. 1(disz@t) gan-pu6-sag
4. 1(disz@t) a-ir-nun
5. 1(disz@t) a-szurmin
6. 1(disz@t) nin-hi-li-su3
7. 1(disz@t) me-sirara3-DU
8. 1(disz@t) dim3-tur
9. za3#-ta-ne-ne-kam
10. u4 3(disz@t)-kam
11. 1(asz@c) masz {d}bil3-aga3-mes
12. 1(asz@c) udu
column 4
1. 1(disz@t) ur-utu
2. 1(disz@t) gesz-ri
3. 1(disz@t) gan-{d}ba-ba6
4. 1(disz@t) lugal-u4-de3
5. 1(disz@t) gan-giri16{ki}
6. 5(disz@t)-ne-ne-kam
7. gu2 {d}bil3-aga3-mes-sze3
8. gesz e-tag
9. u4 4(disz@t)-kam
10. ezem-{d}lugal-iri-bar-ka-ka
11. ba-gu7
column 5
1. szu-nigin2 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) udu
2. 4(asz@c) masz
3. udu gu7-a
4. ezem {d}lugal-uru11{ki}-ka
5. ezem {d}lugal-iri-bar-ka
6. tesz2-tesz2-a e-gar
7. U2-U2
8. kuruszda-kam
9. sa6-sa6
10. dam URU-KA-gi-na
11. lugal
12. lagasz{ki}-ka 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 88.0 high × 86.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • primary: VS 27, 85

    [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 2, 41f. (pp. 32-51)

    [Deimel1920Listen] Deimel, P. Anton. 1920. “DIE LISTEN ÜBER DEN AHNENKULT AUS DER ZEIT LUGALANDAS UND URUKAGINAS.” Orientalia SP 2: 32–51.

  • history: RA 068 (pp. 167-168), 167f.

    [Talon1974RA68] Talon, Philippe. 1974. “A Propos d’une Graphie Présargonique de ŠL 577 (Gídim).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 68 (2): 167–68.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 04875
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.03.10.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-21 at 18:04:12 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2011-09-29 at 08:38:26 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
2008-05-11 at 19:17:41 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, 085 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 21, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020398.
VS 27, 085 artifact entry (No. P020398). (2024, October 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020398 (Original work published 2001)
VS 27, 085 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020398 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 21},
	title = {VS 27, 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020398},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020398},
}


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