VS 25, 055 (P020261)

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 04480

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

61.0 mm × 61.0 mm × 22.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(u@c) udu siki
2. udu dub-kam
3. 1(asz@c) udu siki
4. masz-da-re-a-ni
5. nigar-mud
6. 2(u@c) udu siki
column 2
1. udu dub-kam
2. 1(asz@c) udu siki
3. masz-da-re-a-ni
4. ur-uri3-ru2-a
reverse
column 1
1. szu-nigin2 4(u@c) 2(asz@c) udu siki
2. udu# u2-rum
3. bara2#-nam#-tar-ra
4. dam# lugal#-an#-da
5. ensi2#
column 2
1. lagasz{ki}-ka
2. ensi2-ke4
3. e2-gal-la
4. e-ur4 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 61.0 high × 61.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • primary: VS 25, 55

    [Marzahn1991VS25] Marzahn, Joachim. 1991. Altsumerische Verwaltungstexte Aus Girsu/Lagaš. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin 25. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.

  • history: OrSP 20, p.1-61, p. 24-25

    [Deimel1926Viehzucht] Deimel, P. Anton. 1926. “Die Viehzucht Der Šumerer Zur Zeit Urukaginas.” Orientalia 20: 1–61.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 04480
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2008-10-09 at 16:03:27 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-01 at 21:34:04 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:10 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:20 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:16 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 25, 055 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020261.
VS 25, 055 artifact entry (No. P020261). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020261
VS 25, 055 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020261 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).
@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 25, 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020261},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020261},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P020261
LB  - CDLI:P020261
M1  - 2025/3/15/
TI  - VS 25, 055 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020261
ER  -
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