SF 048 (P010633)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12553

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. i3-ra2-ra2
2. NI-SUM-ir
3. gu4-GIR2-GIR2
4. lu2-ti-ru
5. lu2-|GA2xAN|-|GI%GI|-KESZ2
6. lu2-|KUSZU2xMUNUS|-DUN-DU-x
7. x-[...]
column 2
1. lu2-PI
2. sukkal-du8
3. lu2-|IGI+LAGAB|
4. lu2-kisal
5. nu-ak-ak
6. gu-RU
7. lu2-sa-gaz2
8. kas4-kas4
9. tug2#-|ZI&ZI|-a-[|ZI&ZI|?]-a
column 3
1. lu2-sze-kux(|SZE.SZU&SZU|)?
2. lu2-addirx(|SI.A:PAD:X|)
3. lu2-nu2
4. lu2-|DUGxA|?
5. ba-sar-ra
column 4
1. igi:zi#?:ki:gal
2. lu2-ka-sig
3. lu2-u3-nu-gar
4. gu2-gal
reverse
column 1
1. bahar2
2. mu-TAG-TAG
  blank space
column 2
  blank
column 3
  blank

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P010633

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 12553
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P010633
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P010633

References

  • primary: SF, 048

    [Deimel1923SF] Deimel, P. Anton. 1923. Schultexte Aus Fara. Vol. 43. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft.

  • citation: OIP 99, p. 38

    [Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.

  • citation: MSL 12, 015f. (Sum. Wortliste D)

    [Landsberger1969MSL12] Landsberger, Benno, Erica Reiner, and Marcel Sigrist. 1969. A Reconstruction of Sumerian and Akkadian Lexical Lists. Materials for Sumerian Lexicon 12. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-16 at 17:44:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-16 at 17:41:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-30 at 13:16:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 13:55:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-27 at 13:57:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2017-02-01 at 14:41:41 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-01-28 at 18:59:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:34:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“SF 048 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010633.
SF 048 artifact entry (No. P010633). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010633 (Original work published 2001)
SF 048 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010633 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2024SF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {SF 048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010633},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010633},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010633
LB  - CDLI:P010633
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - SF 048 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010633
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“SF 048 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010633.
SF 048 artifact entry (No. P010633). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010633 (Original work published 2001)
SF 048 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010633 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2024SF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {SF 048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010633},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010633},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010633
LB  - CDLI:P010633
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - SF 048 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010633
ER  -
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