VS 14, 144 (P020159)

Business / Contracts 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 04700

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (sale contract)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 47.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) igi-nu-du8
2. nigar-mud
3. nu-kiri6-sze3
4. bara2-nam-tar-ra
5. e-sze3-sa10
column 2
1. nig2-sa10-ma-ni ku3 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) gin2-kam
2. nigar-mud
3. nu-kiri6-ra
4. bara2-nam-tar-ra
5. e-na-la2
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) en-ig-gal
2. nu-banda3
3. 1(asz@c) nig2-lu2
4. sukkal
5. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}ba-ba6
6. 1(asz@c) e2-ur2-bi-du10
7. ugula ar3-du2 e2-sza3-ka-me
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) ur-e2-musz3
2. dam-gar3
3. lu2 ki inim-ma-bi-me 6(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

Consult previous versions and their differences
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): 47.0 high × 47.0 wide
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  • primary: VS 14, 144

    [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, 193

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

  • history: SRU, 41

    [Edzard1968SRU] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1968. Sumerische Rechtsurkunden Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur. Abhandlungen. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse. Neue Folge, Heft 67. München: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften.

  • citation: OrAn 20, p.175-185, p. 180, p. 184

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

  • citation: MVAeG 39,170,

    [sec4982] N.d.

  • citation: San Nicolò, Schlußklauseln 35:68,

    [sec4983] N.d.

  • citation: Lambert, Maurice, OrNS 44,043,

    [sec4984] N.d.

  • citation: StudOr. 46, 043,

    [sec4985] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 04700
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2008-10-09 at 16:03:19 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-15 at 16:25:34 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:14 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, 144 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020159.
VS 14, 144 artifact entry (No. P020159). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020159
VS 14, 144 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020159 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {VS 14, 144 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020159},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P020159},
}


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