Fs Unger 37-38 3 (P010069)

Administrative tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

unknown

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

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(asz@c) uruda ma-na
2. sa10 GAN2
3. 2(iku@c) GAN2-bi
4. 4(asz@c) uruda ma-na
5. nig2-diri
6. 5(u@c) 2(asz@c) uruda ma-na
column 2
1. 2(barig@c) sze
2. nig2-ba
3. 2(asz@c) siki# ma-na
4. tug2
5. <1(asz@c)> me-gal2 tug2
6. 2(u@c) ninda
7. 2(u@c) gug2
8. 4(asz@c) kur2 tu7(|HIxU|)
9. 4(asz@c) kur2 |LAGABx(HA.A)|
10. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
column 3
1. DI-utu
2. ur-{d}e-lum
3. lu2 sa10# gu7
4. 1(barig@c) sze
5. nin-a-zu5
6. 2(ban2@c) sze
7. 1(u@c) gug2
8. 1(asz@c) kur2 tu7
9. 1(asz@c) kur2 |LAGABx(HA.A)|
10. ur-sag-KA#-zi-da
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) ur-abzu
2. dub-sar
3. 1(asz@c) e2-ur2-bi-du10
4. [1(asz@c)] ur2#-mud#
5. szu-ku6
6. gu-la
7. dam-gar3
8. 1(asz@c) lu2-kisal-si
9. 1(asz@c) sag-dingir-tuku
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) lugal-nig2-zu
2. bahar4
3. 1(asz@c) e2-ki-gal-la
4. 1(asz@c) ur2-mud
5. 1(asz@c) UR-UR
6. [1(asz@c)] inim#!-{d}sud3-[da]-zi
7. 1(asz@c) ba-da-da
8. ur-{d}gu2-la2
9. dub-sar
reverse
column 1
1. lu2 ki-inim
2. 1(asz@c) uruda ma-na
3. 1(u@c) ninda
4. 1(u@c) gug2
5. 1(asz@c) kur2 tu7
6. 1(asz@c) kur2 |LAGABx(HA.A)|
7. ig-gi-nu-gi4
8. dub-sar GAN2
column 2
1. ur-{d}en-lil2
2. gal5-la2-gal
3. lu2 GAN2 sa10
4. bala
5. nam-mah
6. e2 mu6-sub3

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 (field purchase.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010069
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010069

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number	unknown
Accession Number

References

primary: Fs Unger 37-38 3

[Lambert1971-6663] Lambert, Maurice. 1971.
history: OIP 104, 123

[Gelb1991OIP104] Gelb, Ignace J., Piotr Steinkeller, and Robert M. Whiting. 1991. Earliest Land Tenure Systems in the Near East: Ancient Kudurrus (ELTS). The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications 104. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/earliest-land-tenure-systems-near-east-ancient-kudurrus.
history: Prosopografia Fara, XV

[Pomponio1987Fara] Pomponio, Francesco. 1987. La Prosopografia Dei Testi Presargonici Di Fara. Studi Semitici ; Nuova Ser., 3. Roma : Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza.”
history: Krecher 1973, 12

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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2014-03-13 at 17:23:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2010-06-15 at 05:36:23	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Fs Unger 37-38 3 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010069.

Fs Unger 37-38 3 artifact entry (No. P010069). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010069 (Original work published 2001)

Fs Unger 37-38 3 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010069 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010069},
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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Unger 37-38 3 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010069.

Fs Unger 37-38 3 artifact entry (No. P010069). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010069 (Original work published 2001)

Fs Unger 37-38 3 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010069 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {Fs {Unger} 37-38 3 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010069},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010069},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010069
LB  - CDLI:P010069
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - Fs Unger 37-38 3 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010069
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