CDLI Lexical 000014, ex. 013 & 000027, ex. 14 (P010576)

Lexical tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12751 +

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (ED Fish (witness); ED Metals (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  (lines preceded by 1(gesz2))
column 1
1. NE#-SUHUR
2. x [...]
3. [...]
4. IGI-[...]
5. nim-zubud
6. zubud#?-ku6#
7. PAP-ku6#
8. gam-gam-ku6
9. LAK225-ku6#
10. utuwa-ku6#
11. UD#-ku6#
12. ubix(|SZE.SUHUR|)-ku6#
13. AB-ubix(|SZE.SUHUR|)-ku6#
14. izi-ku6#
15. szah2#-ku6#
16. usz-ku6#
17. LAK025-ku6#
18. ab2-ku6#
19. HI-ku6#
20. ASZ-ku6#
21. U-ku6#
22. hab2-ku6#
column 2
1. nun#-ku6#
2. nun-sila3#-ku6#
3. gir#
4. kin-ku6#
5. gir2-ku6
6. szum#-[...]-ku6#
7. me#?-[...]
8. [...]
9. mul#-[ku6]
10. ab-[x]
11. PAD#-ku6#
12. esirx(LAK173)#-ku6#
13. gur7-ku6#
14. musz#-ku6#
15. du6#?-ku6#
16. ur4-ku6#
17. tur#-ti-ku6
18. tu-ku6
19. HA@t@g-ku6
20. uga-ku6
21. NAM-ku6#
column 3
1. gakkul2#-ku6
2. kuszu2-ku6#
3. mu11-ku6#
4. lu2#-ku6#
5. szeg9#-ku6#
6. LAK262#?-ku6#
7. dara3#?-[ku6]
8. [...]
9. [...]
10. [...]
11. [...]
14. [...]
15. [...]
16. [...]
17. [...]
18. nin#-[...]
19. [...]
20. kar#-[...]-ku6#
21. bi2-DU#-balag-za-ku6
22. SU-ku6
23. bahar2-ku6
24. musz-ku6
25. engar-ku6
column 4
1. eren2-ku6
2. kad4-ku6#
3. mur-ku6#
4. |SZU2+E2|-ku6#
5. gesz-ur3-ku6#
  10 lines traces
16. nig2#-la2#-sag#-ku6#
17. mes-nam-e3-ku6
18. erinx(|MUSZ&MUSZ|)!-na-ku6
19. bul5-ku6
20. sim-ma-ku6
21. mun-ku6
22. szesz-ku6
column 5
1. sza3-bar!-ku6#
2. u4-tab#-ku6#
3. ninda2-ku6#
4. |NINDA2xDIM@g|-ku6#
5. pisan-ku6#
6. |GA2xNE|(LAK688)-ku6#
7. nigin2-gir2-ku6#
8. PA#?-UD#?-ku6#
9. [tum12]{muszen#}-ku6#
10. [...]-asar2#-ku6
11. [...]-da#-ku6#
12. SAL#-SAL-ku6#
  blank space
13. szen#
14. URI#
16. mud3#
17. SZU2#-|NUNUZ.AB2xBI|#
18. takax(LAK492)
19. gan
20. szukurx(|DUGxNI|)
21. banszur
22. gu
23. AN gu
column 6
1. dim#
2. dim#
3. [...]
4. x
5. [...]
6. [...]
7. |LAGABxSIG7|# [...]
8. |GU&GU|#
9. gu# [x?]
10. AN gu# [x]
11. [...]-gu#
12. [...]-gu#
13. gal gin2#
14. 2(asz) szu gin2
15. 1(asz) szu gin2
16. tuku gin2#
17. dilmun gin2#
18. bulug4#
19. AN bulug4
20. sila3# bulug4#
21. AN sila3# bulug4#
22. me bulug4#
23. AN me# bulug4#
reverse
column 1
1. szu bulug4
2. AN szu bulug4
3. gur szu bulug4
4. AN gur szu bulug4
5. bur bulug4
6. AN bur bulug4
7. gigir2 bulug4
8. AN gigir2 bulug4
9. mar-szu
10. AN mar-szu
11. bar-us2
12. AN bar-us2
13. nu-A
14. AN nu-A
15. nu-HA@g
16. AN nu-HA@g
17. nu-|KASKAL.KASKAL|
18. AN nu-|KASKAL.KASKAL|
19. DIM
20. SAG@g#
21. [...]
22. [...]
column 2
1. AN EDIN
2. TAR-TAR{uruda}
3. ti{uruda}
4. x x uruda
5. a-gar5
6. lu3-lu3
7. lu3
8. hud4-ba13 gir2
9. AN hud4-ba13 gir2
10. hud4 |SAGxTAK4| gir2
11. AN hud4 |SAGxTAK4| gir2
12. udu gir2
13. AN udu gir2
14. ab2 gir2
15. AN ab2 gir2
16. ku6 gir2
17. AN ku6 gir2
18. sza3 gir2
19. AN sza3# gir2
20. lib# gir2#
21. AN lib gir2#
22. szilig gir2#
column 3
1. AN szilig gir2
2. x gir2
3. x gir2
4. zadim# gir2
5. AN zadim gir2
6. ti gir2
7. AN ti gir2
8. aszgab gir2
9. AN aszgab# gir2#
10. x gir2
11. [...] gir2#
12. [...] gir2#
13. [...] gir2#
14. sur# gir2#
15. AN#-sur# gir2#
16. szar2 gir2
17. AN szar2 gir2
18. |KAxGI| gir2
19. AN |KAxGI| gir2
20. sal# [gir2]
21. [...] gir2#
22. USZ
23. AN USZ
column 4
1. bar-USZ
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...] AN
5. x x
6. [...] |SAGxTAK4|#
7. gizzalx(|NU11@90.PI|)
8. AN gizzalx(|NU11@90.PI|)
9. DU uri
10. AN DU# uri#
11. GAR-il uri#
12. AN GAR-il# uri#
13. szu gan#-kid3#{uruda}
14. AN szu GAN kid3#{uruda}
15. NAGA sila3
16. AN NAGA sila3
17. szum
18. AN szum
19. szum# ku3
20. [...]
21. [...]
22. [AN] szum# ku3-sig17#
column 5
1. szum ku3-babbar
2. AN szum# ku3#-[babbar]
3. |HIxASZ2| bulug4#
4. AN |HIxASZ2| bulug4
5. nig2-sila3-DU
6. AN nig2-sila3-DU
  blank space
column 6
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (ED Fish (witness); ED Metals (witness))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Lexical 000014 (ED Fish) composite (P499078) Q000014 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P010576

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 12751 +
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P010576
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P010576

References

  • history: SF, 9

    [Deimel1923SF] Deimel, P. Anton. 1923. Schultexte Aus Fara. Vol. 43. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft.

  • history: ATU 3, p. 32-34 (Metall)

    [Englund1993ATU3] Englund, Robert K., and Hans J. Nissen. 1993. Die Lexikalischen Listen Der Archaischen Texte Aus Uruk. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 3. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

  • history: MEE 03, p. 73-90

    [Pettinato1981MEE3] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1981. Testi Lessicali Monolingui Della Biblioteca L. 2769. Materiali Epigrafici Di Ebla. Vol. 3. Seminario Di Studi Asiatica. Series Maior 3. Napoli: Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.

    (Nagar)

  • citation: OIP 99, p. 36, p. 80

    [Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.

  • citation: JAOS 52 (pp. 110-132), 119

    [Kramer1932Fara] Kramer, Samuel N. 1932. “New Tablets from Fara.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 52: 110–32. https://doi.org/10.2307/593166.

    Gurney 1969

  • citation: Krebernik, OBO 160/1 (pp. 235-427), p. 326

    [Krebernik1998OBO160/1] Krebernik, Manfred. 1998. “Die Texte Aus Fāra Und Tell Abū Ṣalābīḫ.” In Annäherungen 1: Mesopotamien. Späturuk-Zeit Und Frühdynastische Zeit, edited by Pascal Attinger and Markus Wäfler, 235–427. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 160/1. Freiburg Schweiz: Universitätsverlag.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-30 at 16:22:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-19 at 15:38:30 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-16 at 17:44:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-16 at 17:41:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-14 at 15:56:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-30 at 13:16:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-30 at 09:55:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-30 at 09:52:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2016-10-25 at 14:55:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-25 at 14:24:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-09-08 at 11:13:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-09-04 at 16:17:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:34:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000014, Ex. 013 & 000027, Ex. 14 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010576.
CDLI Lexical 000014, ex. 013 & 000027, ex. 14 artifact entry (No. P010576). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010576 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000014, ex. 013 & 000027, ex. 14 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010576 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 30},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000014, ex. 013 & 000027, ex. 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010576},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010576},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000014, Ex. 013 & 000027, Ex. 14 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010576.
CDLI Lexical 000014, ex. 013 & 000027, ex. 14 artifact entry (No. P010576). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010576 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000014, ex. 013 & 000027, ex. 14 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010576 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 30},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000014, ex. 013 & 000027, ex. 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010576},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010576},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P010576
M1  - 2026/4/14/
TI  - CDLI Lexical 000014, ex. 013 & 000027, ex. 14 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010576
ER  -
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