WF 027 (P010984)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 09126

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (donkeys.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) ansze
2. ur-ba-ba
3. na-gada
4. 4(asz@c) dumu-szita
5. simug
6. 4(asz@c) AK
7. aszgab
8. 4(asz@c) utu-ur-sag
9. sagi
10. 2(asz@c) {d}sud3-ur-sag
column 2
1. 4(asz@c) sza3-gu2-ba
2. ur-nin
3. 2(asz@c) amar-{d}tu
4. lum-ma
5. 4(asz@c) utu-ur-sag
6. 4(asz@c) za3-ta
7. 3(asz@c) ad-da-tur
8. 4(asz@c) ur-dumu-zi
9. 4(asz@c) di-utu
10. 4(asz@c) ur-{d}{sze3}szer7-da
column 3
1. dub-sar
2. 1(asz@c) <<AN>> masz-da5
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3. {d}nin-{d}PA
4. 2(asz@c) e2-na-lu-lu
5. 1(asz@c) utu-szita
6. 2(asz@c) ar3-du2-{d}sud3
7. ur-e2-gal
8. nimgir
9. 2(asz@c) lugal-ezem
10. sipa
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) ur-nin-irigal2
2. sagi
3. 4(asz@c) nam-mah
4. lugal-ezem
5. e2-geme2
  blank space
reverse
column 1
1. 4(asz@c) ansze ur-dumu-zi
2. en-ki-zi
  WVDOG: <d>en-ki-zi-<da>
3. 4(asz@c) nam-mah
4. 4(asz@c) szesz-kur-ra
5. 4(asz@c) AN-ur2-sze3
6. gesztin
7. 4(asz@c) nin-ukken
8. 4(asz@c) du-du
column 2
1. 4(asz@c) utu-ur-sag
2. e2-gal-MI
3. 4(asz@c) na-U2-U2
4. 3(asz@c) ur-ku3-su20
5. 2(asz@c) ur-{d}sud3
6. 1(asz@c) kur
7. 1(asz@c) dingir-nu-me
8. azlagx(|TUG2.KAR.DU|)
9. 3(asz@c) {d}sud3-anzux(MI){muszen}
10. szesz-gesztin
column 3
1. PA-PA
  blank space
column 4
  blank space
column 5
  blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: WF, 027

    [Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.

  • history: EDATS p., 4 (18) no. 147

    [Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.

  • history: WVDOG 143, 031

    [Steible2015WVDOG143] Steible, Horst, and Fatma Yıldız. 2015. Wirtschaftstexte Aus Fara II : Texte Der Viehverwaltung von Šuruppak. Vol. 143. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft. Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz.

  • citation: ZA 66, p.156-195, p. 184

    [Edzard1976Wirtschaftstexte] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1976. “Fāra Und Abu Ṣalābiḫ. Die „Wirtschaftstexte“.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 66: 156–95.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 09126
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  • Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
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  • Excavation No: FS-2157(?)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 13:06:16 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-11 at 13:46:54 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-07-11 at 08:02:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-03-03 at 12:13:51 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:09 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“WF 027 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010984.
WF 027 artifact entry (No. P010984). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010984 (Original work published 2001)
WF 027 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010984 (Accessed: October 24, 2025).
@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010984},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010984},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010984
LB  - CDLI:P010984
M1  - 2025/10/24/
TI  - WF 027 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010984
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“WF 027 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010984.
WF 027 artifact entry (No. P010984). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010984 (Original work published 2001)
WF 027 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010984 (Accessed: October 24, 2025).
@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010984},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010984},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010984
LB  - CDLI:P010984
M1  - 2025/10/24/
TI  - WF 027 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010984
ER  -
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