VS 27, 096 (P020409)

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 04916

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. 3(disz@t) gi kin du3-a
2. dam-dingir-mu
3. 2(disz@t) a2-<ne2>-kur-ra#
4. 2(disz@t) sag-ga2-tuku-a
5. sag-apin-me
column 2
1. 2(disz@t) lu2-kur
2. 2(disz@t) dingir-szesz-mu#
3. unu3-me
4. 2(disz@t) bahar2
5. 2(disz@t) ma2-lah5
6. 2(disz@t) en-bi
column 3
1. 1(disz@t) amar-giri16
2. dub-sar-me
3. 2(disz@t) en-na-u4-mu
4. 2(disz@t) szesz-tur
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz@t) en-DU
2. 1(disz@t) ur#-du6
3. i3-du8
4. 1(disz@t) en-ku3
5. kuruszda
6. 6(disz@t) sipa udu siki-ka
7. 4(disz@t) ur-du6
column 2
1. szusz3
2. 4(disz@t) ur-e2-musz3
3. dam-gar3#
  rest of column blank
column 3
1. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) esz2 la2 1(disz@t) gi kin du3-a
2. e UL-nu-tuku
3. en-ig-gal
4. nu-banda3
5. mu-du3 2(|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, 96

    [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, 289f

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

  • history: BSA 5 (pp. 65-104), 92

    [LaPlaca1990] LaPlaca, P. J., and Marvin A. Powell. 1990. “THE AGRICULTURAL CYCLE AND THE CALENDAR AT PRE-SARGONIC GIRSU.” Bulletin on Sumerian Agriculture 5: 65–104.

  • history: ASJ 6, p.33-53, p. 39ff.

    [Maeda1984irrigation] Maeda, Tohru. 1984. “Work Concerning Irrigation Canals in Pre-Sargonic Lagash.” Acta Sumerologica 6: 33–53.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 04916
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.02.00.00 probable
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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
2024-06-18 at 13:38:50 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-18 at 13:35:27 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2015-05-20 at 15:58:31 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:31 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-12 at 16:03:09 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, 096 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020409.
VS 27, 096 artifact entry (No. P020409). (2024, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020409 (Original work published 2001)
VS 27, 096 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020409 (Accessed: March 19, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {VS 27, 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020409},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020409},
}

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