Administrative tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(esze3@c) GAN2
2. ur-{d}gu2-la2
3. 4(iku@c)? pa4-zi
4. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) e2-{d}SAR-da
5. ugula
6. 2(esze3@c) sag-narx
7. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) gal-LI-LI
8. nagar
column 2
1. 1(bur3@c) 1(iku@c) pa-{d}sud3-da-zi
2. ba-za7
3. 2(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) ur2-ni
4. kisal
5. 5(iku@c) [a]-nun-{d}sud3-da
6. abgal
7. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) ur-{d}sud3
8. AK-AN
9. 5(iku@c) en-nam-zu5-sze3
10. ad-KID
column 3
1. 2(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) gissu-bi
2. 5(iku@c) kalam-du10
3. 5(iku@c) szubur
4. ba-ti
5. [1(esze3@c)] 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) AN-[...]
6. ugula#
7. 2(esze3@c) KA#-lugal-da-zi#
8. gal-nimgir
9. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) amar-szuba3
10. nagar
column 4
1. 1(esze3@c) UR-UR
2. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) e2-nun-KA
3. NI-NI
4. 2(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) a-da-DUR2
5. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) e2-zi-[pa]-e3
6. [1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c)] 1/2(iku@c) AK-{d}sud3
7. [ur?]-{d}[{ansze}szu-szaganx(AMA){gan}]
8. 5(iku@c) pa4-<NAM2?>
column 5
1. 5(iku@c) bilx(|GISZ.PAP.NE|)-la
2. 5(iku@c) szubur
3. masz-{d}sud3
4. 2(esze3@c) AN-nu-me
5. pa4-{d}anzu
6. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) ur-dumu-zi
7. szitim
8. 5(Iku@c) a-si4
9. 5(Iku@c) bilx(|GISZ.PAP.NE|)-{d}anzu
10. dam-gar3
column 6
1. 2(esze3@c) dumu-nun-szita
2. a-si4
3. 5(iku@c) AN-nu-me
4. lu2-geme2-zi-da
5. 5(iku@c) AK-{d}sud3
6. AK-utu
7. 1(esze3@c) szubur
8. abzu-ki-du10
reverse
column 1
1. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) bilx(|GISZ.PAP.NE|)-a2-nu-kusz2
2. dub-sar
3. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) nam-mah
4. AN-nu-me
5. 5(iku@c) a-nun-pa3
6. 5(iku@c) e2-nu-si
7. gal5
8. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) en-MU-du10
column 2
1. 1(esze3@c) me-pa-e3
2. engar
3. 2(esze3@c) har-tu-{d}sud3
4. mu6-sub3
5. 1(esze3@c) a-NE-nu
6. engar
7. 2(iku@c) mes-bara2-si
8. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) du6-du6
9. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) ni2-zu5-kur-sze3
column 3
1. na-gada
2. 5(iku@c) sza3-gu2-ba
3. munu4-mu2
4. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) lugal-szembi3
5. 5(iku@c) a-lu
6. lunga3
7. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) me-mah-nu-sa2
8. addirx(|GISAL.A.SI|)
9. 5(iku@c) szubur
10. uru2
11. 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) har-tu-{d}sud3 gi4-za7
column 4
1. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) me-sag
2. engar
3. 2(esze3@c) amar-szuba3
4. a-ki-gal
5. 1(esze3@c) {d}sud3-ur-sag
6. masz-{d}sud3
7. 2(Iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) di-utu
8. lu2-pa3
rest of column blank
column 5
column blank
column 6
1. an-sze3-gu2
2. 2(bur'u@c) 1(bur3@c) GAN2
3. asza5 sze-GIR2-bil4
rest of column blank