VS 14, 159 (P020005)

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 04410

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

120.0 mm × 120.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [1(asz@c) udu szu-me]
2. agrig
3. 1(asz@c) udu gur-ra
4. 1(u@c) sa2-du11 kas sig15
5. en-ig-gal
6. nu-banda3
7. 1(asz@c) udu gur-ra
8. la-la
9. nimgir
10. 1(asz@c) udu sag-kal
11. nu-banda3
12. 1(asz@c) udu ur-e2#-musz3
13. [dam]-gar3#?
column 2
1. [1(asz@c) bur-bun2-di]
2. [URU-KA]
3. gal-UN
4. 1(asz@c) udu sukkal-mah
5. 1(asz@c) udu lugal-ig-gal
6. sukkal
7. 1(asz@c) udu ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
8. gal-UN
9. 1(asz@c) udu il2
10. gal-UN
11. 1(asz@c) udu
12. lam-sag-du3
13. mu6-sub3
14. 1(asz@c) masz lugud2-da
15. dun-dun
column 3
1. gal-UN
2. 1(asz@c) udu ur-ki
3. gal-UN
4. 1(u@c) mudx(LAK449) kas ge6
5. 1(u@c) sa2-du11 kas sig15
6. 5(gesz2@c) ninda gir2
7. 1(gesz'u@c) ninda siki2 sze
8. 1(asz@c) udu 1(asz@c) masz
9. dub-sar-mah
10. 1(asz@c) masz geszgal-si
11. gal-UN
12. 1(asz@c) udu
13. amar-ezem
14. nu-banda3
15. 1(asz@c) udu
16. szul-szesz
column 4
1. gal-UN
2. 1(asz@c) sila4 ga sub-ba
3. 1(asz@c) pisan agargara{ku6}
4. 1(asz@c) banszur sumasz{ku6}
5. 1(asz@c) banszur gir5-gir5{ku6} dar-ra
6. 1(asz@c) banszur gir5-gir5{ku6} su-su
7. ur-{d}igi-ama-sze3
8. nu-banda3
9. nam-dumu
10. 1(asz@c) udu-nita
11. 1(asz@c) sila4
12. sanga e2-babbar2
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) masz
2. 1(asz@c) i3 nig2-banda3{da}
3. amar-ezem
4. ur-nu
5. 1(asz@c) udu
6. 5(asz@c) sa2-du11 kas sig15
7. hal-hal
8. dam en-ig-gal
9. nu-banda3
10. a2 u4 1(disz@t)-kam
11. 1(asz@c) masz
12. sanga {d}nin-gublaga
13. 1(asz@c) udu
14. utu-lu2-sa6-ga
15. dumu ga:esz8
column 6
1. 1(asz@c) udu sanga-NIG2
2. 1(asz@c) udu
3. 1(asz@c) i3 nig2-banda3{da}
4. lugal-an-da
5. dumu masz-gur-ra
6. 1(asz@c) masz lugud2-da
7. sanga {d}nansze
8. 1(asz@c) udu
9. 2(asz@c) sa2-du11 kas
10. bara2-ir-nun
11. dam al-la
12. 1(asz@c) sila4
13. 1(u@c) nunuz uz{muszen}
reverse
column 1
1. sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}
2. u4 2(disz@t)-kam
column 2
1. [szu]-nigin2 2(u@c) udu-nita
2. 3(asz@c) sila4
3. 6(asz@c) masz
4. 1(asz@c) bur-bun2-di
5. 1(u@c) mudx(LAK449) 3(u@c) la2 3(disz@t) sa2-du11 kas
6. 1(gesz'u@c) ninda siki2 sze
7. 5(gesz2@c) ninda gir2
8. 1(asz@c) pisan agargara{ku6}
9. 1(asz@c) banszur sumasz{ku6}
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) banszur gir5-gir5{ku6} dar-ra
2. 1(asz@c) banszur gir5-gir5{ku6} su-su
3. 1(u@c) nunuz uz{muszen}
4. masz-da-re-a
5. lugal-an-da
6. ensi2
7. lagasz{ki}
8. iti ezem-[...]
column 4
1. e2-munus
2. mu-ti-la-a
3. mu-na-kux(DU)
4. udu-bi
5. ensi2-ke4
6. igi-ni-ta
7. e-ha-la 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 120.0 high × 120.0 wide
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  • primary: VS 14, 159

    [Förtsch1916VS14] Förtsch, Wilhelm. 1916. Altbabylonische Wirtschaftstexte Aus Der Zeit Lugalanda’s Und Urukagina’s. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin 14. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: AWL, 176

    [Bauer1972AWL] Bauer, Josef. 1972. Altsumerische Wirtschaftstexte Aus Lagasch. Studia Pohl 9. Rome: Biblical Institute Press.

  • history: OrAn 20, p.175-185, p. 180

    [Lambert1981Grand-marchand] Lambert, Maurice. 1981. “Ur-Emush, ‘Grand-Marchand’ de Lagash.” Oriens Antiquus 20: 175–85.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: VAT 04410
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-10-16 at 11:46:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:15 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-15 at 16:52:15 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:02 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:13 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:11 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 14, 159 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020005.
VS 14, 159 artifact entry (No. P020005). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020005
VS 14, 159 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020005 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 14, 159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020005},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020005},
}


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PY  - 2001
ID  - P020005
LB  - CDLI:P020005
M1  - 2024/4/25/
TI  - VS 14, 159 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020005
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