TSŠ 0895 (P010933)

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 0895

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (small cattle)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(asz@c) udu
2. sa12-du5
3. 1(asz@c) sangax(|SZID.NIG2|)
4. 3(asz@c) szubur
5. 1(asz@c) KA-utu-zi
reverse
1. sagi
2. udu esz3
blank space

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 (small cattle)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010933
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010933

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number	Ist Š 0895
Accession Number

References

primary: TSŠ, 0895

[Jestin1937TSS] 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 (22)

[Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.
history: WVDOG 143, 149

[Steible2015WVDOG143] Steible, Horst, and Fatma Yıldız. 2015. Wirtschaftstexte Aus Fara II : Texte Der Viehverwaltung von Šuruppak. Vol. 143. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft. Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz.
citation: ZA 66, p.156-195, p. 181

[Edzard1976Wirtschaftstexte] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1976. “Fāra Und Abu Ṣalābiḫ. Die „Wirtschaftstexte“.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 66: 156–95.
citation: OLA 5 (pp. 153-169), 164

[Edzard1979OLA5] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1979. “Die Archive von Suruppag (Fära): Umfang Und Grenzen Der Auswertbarkeit,” Orientalia Lovaniensia analecta , 5: 153–69.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-20 at 10:08:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
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
2024-06-11 at 13:46:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-07-11 at 08:02:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-04-01 at 12:30:26	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-09-02 at 12:08:40	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TSŠ 0895 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010933.

TSŠ 0895 artifact entry (No. P010933). (2024, September 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010933 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0895 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010933 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0895 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010933},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010933},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010933
LB  - CDLI:P010933
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - TSŠ 0895 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010933
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TSŠ 0895 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010933.

TSŠ 0895 artifact entry (No. P010933). (2024, September 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010933 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0895 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010933 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0895 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010933},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010933},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010933
LB  - CDLI:P010933
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - TSŠ 0895 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010933
ER  -