CDLI Lexical 000008, ex. 001 (P010650)

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 12425

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (ED Officials (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

obverse
column 1
1. ukkin
2. gal5-la2
3. NI
4. lagar
5. kisal
6. an-ta
7. LAK390
8. SZID
9. SZID gal
10. UB
11. UB ga
12. UB |GA2xAN|:ME
13. en-nun
14. e2 en-nun HI
15. [...] en EZEN HI
16. [...] x x
17. [...]
column 2
1. en nam2-tuku
2. en-nun LAK527
3. en-nun |AN&AN|-RU
4. |AN&AN| en sag
5. nam2-{gesz}szita
6. nam2-iri
7. nam2-eren
8. szuszin
9. gi en x EZEN HI
10. u4 men szu du7
11. u4 men szu nu-du7
12. u4 e2 men nun-ta e3
13. u4 men sza3-ta e3
14. en tur karx(SZE3)
15. en tur# an-karx(SZE3)#
column 3
1. |SAGxEN|
2. en |NINDA2xHI|
3. en-nun |NINDA2xHI|
4. en |NUN&NUN| ANSZE
5. |AN&AN| SIG7
6. |AN&AN| TUK PA DAG
7. da
8. kab
9. nigir
10. nesag
11. gi-gun4
12. gal musz
13. gal |MUSZ&KAK&MUSZ|
14. e2
15. e2 ku3
16. e2 ASZ2?
17. e2 PA SZESZ2
18. szusz3
column 4
1. gal dilmun
2. szidim
3. ma2!(SI) nesag
4. gu4 si
5. TAR sag
6. addirx(|GISAL.SI.A|)
7. unu3
8. ugula unu3
9. luhszu
10. luhszu kisal
11. gal pa dim
12. gal szab
13. DUN ha-mun
14. SZID |GA2xGAR|-me
15. TUR-TUR ISZ
16. SZID e2 ku3
17. an-ta ib
18. ib LAK390
column 5
1. an-ta ga#
2. LAK390 ga
3. szen
4. |GAD&GAD.GAR&GAR|-A
5. GA2
6. ME
7. TUG2-A
8. EREN-A
9. AN TA@g
10. lunga szu du8
11. a-zu5
12. szu-ku6
13. gar3
14. uzu ak
15. muhaldim
16. uzu mu-sze6
17. muhaldim
18. ku6 mu-sze6
19. SAR
20. sum{sar}
21. gurusz
column 6
1. x x [...]
2. LAGAB-LAGAB [...]
3. an-dul3 gurusz ak#
4. SAG@g
5. tab SAG@g
6. LAGAB-LAGAB SAG@g
7. {gesz}an-dul3 ak
8. |URUxMIN|# szu du8
9. kalam szu du8
10. mu-mu
11. gesz sag
12. buru4{muszen} til
13. szul til
14. e2 TAK4 LAK283a
15. SIG7 sukkal e2
16. buru4{muszen} ASZ
17. nagar
18. aszgab
19. zadim
column 7
  beginning broken
1'. x x x
2'. x x x
3'. umbisag du11-ga
4'. umbisag amar-NAM2
5'. umbisag an-ur3-sze3
6'. umbisag AN-sag-HUB2
7'. umbisag ur-nin
8'. umbisag NIM
9'. umbisag ur-sag-pa-e3
10'. umbisag ASZ-ur-sag
11'. umbisag [e2-gal] |PAD.MUSZ3|#-BI#
reverse
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (ED Officials (witness))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Lexical 000008 (ED Officials) composite (P499153) Q000008 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P010650

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 12425
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P010650
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P010650

References

  • history: SF, 059

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

  • history: ATU 3, p. 19-22 (Officials)

    [Englund1993ATU3] Englund, Robert K., and Hans J. Nissen. 1993. Die Lexikalischen Listen Der Archaischen Texte Aus Uruk. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 3. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

  • history: Krebernik, OBO 160/1 (pp. 235-427), p. 329

    [Krebernik1998OBO160/1] Krebernik, Manfred. 1998. “Die Texte Aus Fāra Und Tell Abū Ṣalābīḫ.” In Annäherungen 1: Mesopotamien. Späturuk-Zeit Und Frühdynastische Zeit, edited by Pascal Attinger and Markus Wäfler, 235–427. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 160/1. Freiburg Schweiz: Universitätsverlag.

  • history: MEE 03, p. 176-185

    [Pettinato1981MEE3] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1981. Testi Lessicali Monolingui Della Biblioteca L. 2769. Materiali Epigrafici Di Ebla. Vol. 3. Seminario Di Studi Asiatica. Series Maior 3. Napoli: Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.

    (Sum. Wortliste E)

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-30 at 16:22:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-19 at 15:38:30 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2024-08-30 at 09:55:58 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
2024-07-03 at 13:53:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-23 at 09:44:57 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata, Other metadata Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2024-05-23 at 09:18:52 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata, Other metadata Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2023-07-03 at 13:09:28 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram 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
2016-09-06 at 13:08:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View
2015-08-07 at 07:42:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-07 at 13:17:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-10-13 at 15:09:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:34:23 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

“CDLI Lexical 000008, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010650.
CDLI Lexical 000008, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P010650). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010650 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000008, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010650 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010650},
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000008, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010650.
CDLI Lexical 000008, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P010650). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010650 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000008, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010650 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 30},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000008, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010650},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010650},
}


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