TSŠ 0424 (P010822)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0424

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (fishing gear.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
obverse missing
reverse
column 1
1. ur-dumu-zi
2. lu2 ma2-ge6
ma2 is written as si in this text
3. [x] ma2-gid2#
4. [n] si-|NUxSZUSZ|
5. [n] |NINNI5xU2|#
6. [...]
7. x [...]
rest broken
column 2
1. 1(u@c) si-|NUxSZUSZ|
2. an-dab6-si
3. ugula lu2-gu4
4. si 3(ban2@c) 2(asz@c)
5. 5(asz@c) amar-szuba3
6. ma2-DUN3!
7. ma2-gur8
8. 6(asz@c) utu-szita
9. ma2-lah5
10. ma2-engur-PI
rest broken
column 3
1. dam-gar3
blank space
2. szu-nigin2
3. 1(gesz'u@c) 6(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) si-|NUxU| sag
4. si-|NUxU| gibil
5. 3(asz@c)#? si-|NUxU| sumun
rest broken
column 4
1. [n] 4(u@c)# [n] 1(asz@c)
rest broken

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 (fishing gear.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010822
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P010822

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)	Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number	Ist Š 0424
Accession Number

References

primary: TSŠ, 0424

[Jestin1937TSŠ] Jestin, Raymond R. 1937. Tablettes Sumériennes de S̈uruppak Conservées Au Musée de Stamboul. Mémoires de L’institut Français d’Archéologie de Stamboul 3. Paris : E. de Boccard.
history: EDATS p., 4 (24)

[Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.
citation: ZA 66, p.156-195, p. 175

[Edzard1976Wirtschaftstexte] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1976. “Fāra Und Abu Ṣalābiḫ. Die „Wirtschaftstexte“.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 66: 156–95.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-20 at 19:49:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 13:06:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-29 at 19:49:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2011-06-15 at 19:11:38	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2010-08-29 at 06:45:40	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 Artifacts

“TSŠ 0424 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010822.

TSŠ 0424 artifact entry (No. P010822). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010822 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0424 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010822 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0424 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010822},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010822},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010822
LB  - CDLI:P010822
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - TSŠ 0424 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010822
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TSŠ 0424 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010822.

TSŠ 0424 artifact entry (No. P010822). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010822 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0424 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010822 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0424 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010822},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010822},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010822
LB  - CDLI:P010822
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - TSŠ 0424 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010822
ER  -