WF 037 (P010994)

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 12746

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (field purchase.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 6(asz@c) uruda ma-na
2. sa10 GAN2#
3. 1(asz@c)? [x (x)]
4. 2(u@c) x x
5. nig2-diri#
6. 2(asz@c)#? [x (x)]
7. [...] x
column 2
1. 6(asz@c) siki# [ma]-na#
2. tug2#
3. 2(u@c) ninda#
4. 2(u@c) gug2#
5. [n kur2 tu7]
6. [n kur2 |LAGABx(HA.A)|]
7. [...]
8. [...]
9. lugal-kur-ra-diri
column 3
1. [x]-x
2. [...]
3. x x uruda? [x]
4. [...]
5. 1(u@c)#? [ninda]
6. 1(u@c)#? gug2#
7. [5(asz@c) kur2 tu7]
8. 5(asz@c)# kur2 |LAGABx(HA.A)|
9. RI?-ti-a
column 4
1. {d}sud3-{an}anzu2{muszen}
2. sag-dingir-tuku
3. inim#?-{d}sud3-da#-zi#
4. nam#-x
5. [...] x
6. lugal#?-usz#?-SZIM#
reverse
column 1
1. nin-tur?
2. amar-{d}gu2-la2
3. dub-sar
4. 1(asz@c) lum-ma
5. 1(asz@c) za3-nin-ga2-ta
6. 1(asz@c) a-gin7-du
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}tab
2. 1(asz@c) lugal-na-de5-ga
3. lu2 ki-inim
4. 1(u@c) ninda
5. 1(u@c) gug2
6. 2(asz@c) kur2 tu7
7. 2(asz@c) kur2 |LAGABx(HA.A)|
8. UR-UR
column 3
1. dub-sar GAN2
  blank space
column 4
1. lu2-na-nam
2. lu2 GAN2 sa10
3. GAN2 ku3
4. bala
5. inim-ni-zi

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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  • Museum No.: VAT 12746
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  • Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2014-03-13 at 17:23:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-06-30 at 11:13:57 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:10 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 037 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010994.
WF 037 artifact entry (No. P010994). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010994 (Original work published 2001)
WF 037 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010994 (Accessed: October 25, 2025).
@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 037 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010994},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010994},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010994
LB  - CDLI:P010994
M1  - 2025/10/25/
TI  - WF 037 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010994
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“WF 037 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010994.
WF 037 artifact entry (No. P010994). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010994 (Original work published 2001)
WF 037 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010994 (Accessed: October 25, 2025).
@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 037 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010994},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010994},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010994
LB  - CDLI:P010994
M1  - 2025/10/25/
TI  - WF 037 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010994
ER  - 
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