TSŠ 0568 (P010856)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0568

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (fields.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(bur3@c) GAN2
2. nin-ul4-gal
3. 1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) nam-mah
4. 1(esze3@c) ur-{d}x-[...]
5. 1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) [AN]-nu-[me]
6. azlag4
column 2
1. 2(esze3@c) AK-{d}tu
2. 2(esze3@c) lugal-si-sa2
3. 1(esze3@c) a-zu5-zu5
4. 1(u@c) ma#-na urudu
5. ad-[da?]
6. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) {d}sud3-[...]
column 3
1. 1(iku@c) {d}sud3-a2-mah
2. 1(iku@c) zi-sze3
3. 1(iku@c) si-du3
4. sagi
5. 1(iku@c) di-utu
6. 1(iku@c) ama-[...]
7. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. 1(iku@c) masz-da5
4. nu-kiri6
5. 1(iku@c) KA-ni-zi
6. usan3-du3
column 2
1. [...]
2. 1(u@c) ma-na urudu
3. mes-pa3
4. [x] [...]-ur-sag
5. szu-ku6
rest of column blank
column 3
1. abgal
rest of column blank

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 (fields.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010856
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P010856

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 0568
Accession Number

References

primary: TSŠ, 0568

[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., 3 (16) no. 100

[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. 177

[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
2006-10-12 at 12:14:09	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“TSŠ 0568 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010856.

TSŠ 0568 artifact entry (No. P010856). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010856 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0568 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010856 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0568 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010856},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“TSŠ 0568 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010856.

TSŠ 0568 artifact entry (No. P010856). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010856 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0568 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010856 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0568 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010856},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010856},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010856
LB  - CDLI:P010856
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - TSŠ 0568 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010856
ER  -