WF 153 (P011112)

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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Photo

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12756

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (barley (offerings).)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) [sze] lid2!-ga
2. {d}nin-lil2
3. [...] sze bi2#-dim2
4. [...] x
5. [...] x
6. [...]
7. [...]
8. [...] PA#
9. [...] e2#-gal# ZA7#
10. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze
11. {[d]}lamma
column 2
1. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c)? la2 1(barig@c) sze
2. 3(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) sze x
3. {d}tu
4. 2(u@c) 2(barig@c) sze
5. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2#
6. [...]
7. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) sze
8. szu-kar2 tab
9. lu-lu
10. MI
11. {d}nisaba
12. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze
13. szu GAN2-TAB#
14. nam-mah
15. um-mi-a
column 3
1. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) sze
2. 4(asz@c) ziz2
3. gu4-apin
4. 4(asz@c)# sze
5. szu-kar2 tab
6. {d}uttux(|TAG.NUN|)
7. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) sze
7. {d}nam2-nun
8. 8(asz@c) sze
9. {d}x-x
10. {d}nin#-x
11. 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) lid2#?-ga#? sze
12. 8(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2
13. {d}nin-ki#-da
column 4
1. 3(asz@c) sze
2. ukken-si?
3. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze
4. munus-a2-nu-kusz2
5. [szu]-kar2 tab
6. {d}nin-SAR
7. 3(asz@c) sze
8. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c)# [...] x
9. szu-kar2 tab
10. szubur#
11. x dub#-sar#
12. {d}[x-x-(x)]
13. 7(asz@c) x sze
14. {d}nin-x-x
15. 5(asz@c) sze
column 5
1. {d}lugal-|URUxUD|
2. 1(u@c) la2 1(barig@c) sze
3. 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2
4. {d}nin#-pirig#
5. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) sze
6. x [...]
7. HAR-tu-{d}sud3#
8. {d}KI#-BAN?
9. 8(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze#
10. {d}nin#-ka#-si
11. 1(u@c) sze
12. 3(asz@c) ziz2
13. {d#}asznanx(TIR)
column 6
1. 8(asz@c) sze#
2. {d#}nin#-x
3. 2(asz@c)# 2(barig@c)# [...]
4. AN-AN
5. szu-kar2 tab
6. 6(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze
7. 1(u@c) la2 1(barig@c) ziz2#
8. {d}nin#-PA#-ukken#-gal
9. 8(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2#
10. 4(asz@c)# 2(barig@c) sze
11. 3(u@c) sze
12. {d}x-x-[x]
reverse
column 1
column 2
column 3
column 4
column 5
column 6
1. an-sze3-gu2
2. 3(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 3(asz@c) sze lid2!?-ga
3. 3(u@c) 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2# lid2-ga

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (barley (offerings).)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P011112
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P011112

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 12756
Accession Number

References

primary: WF, 153

[Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.
history: EDATS p., 3 (02)

[Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.
citation: ZA 66, p.156-195, p. 192

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-03 at 13:06:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-09-20 at 10:43:27	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	Approved
2017-07-11 at 21:38:17	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2010-09-26 at 13:30:57	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-12-10 at 05:47:52	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“WF 153 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011112.

WF 153 artifact entry (No. P011112). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011112 (Original work published 2001)

WF 153 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011112 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 153 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011112},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011112},
}

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TI  - WF 153 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“WF 153 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011112.

WF 153 artifact entry (No. P011112). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011112 (Original work published 2001)

WF 153 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011112 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 153 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011112},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011112},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P011112
LB  - CDLI:P011112
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - WF 153 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P011112
ER  -