WF 003 (P010960)

Administrative 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 12745

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (donkeys.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) ansze
2. e2-na-lu
3. 4(asz@c) KA-zi
4. 4(asz@c) masz-da5
5. zi-ra
6. 4(asz@c) sag-narx(LAK244)
column 2
1. 4(asz@c) |MI+ZA|-ni
2. 1(asz@c) zi-zi
3. IB
4. 4(asz@c) ur-{d}inanna
5. 2(asz@c) asz-ni
6. 2(asz@c) dingir-nu-me
7. lugal-ka-zu
8. 4(asz@c) nin-ukken
9. e2-la-lumx(LAK218)
10. [1(asz@c)] ar3-du2-{d}sud3
column 3
1. 4(asz@c) lum-ma
2. abgal
3. 4(asz@c) amar-IMMAL
4. e2-ki-ba
5. 3(asz@c) ur-dumu-zi
6. nag-su
7. 4(asz@c) lugal-ezem#
8. 2(asz@c) amar-{d}iszkur
9. uz-du8#
10. 4(asz@c) UR-UR
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) nin-me-szu-du7
2. 3(asz@c) dingir-nu-me
3. szusz3
4. 2(asz@c) szesz-ama-na
5. 4(asz@c) ad-da
6. 3(asz@c) {d}sud3-ur-sag
7. ama-bur-ra
8. 3(asz@c) szesz-ni
reverse
column 1
1. [4(asz@c)] nam-mah#
2. szesz-tur#
3. 3(asz@c) dingir-nu-me
4. 4(asz@c) amar-szuba3
5. dam-gar3
6. 4(asz@c) AN-ur2-sze3
7. ur-dumu-zi
8. 4(asz@c) dingir-nu-me
9. e2-sahar-ta-e3
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) dingir-nu-me
2. azlag4
3. 2(asz@c) za3-ta
4. e2-{d}sud3-anzux(MI){muszen}
5. 4(asz@c) lugal-ki-tusz-du10
6. lugal-dumu-zi
column 3
  blank space
column 4
  blank space
1. asza5 al6-lu-lu
2. apin-du3
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (donkeys.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P010960

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Written In
Excavation Number FS-2030
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 12745
Accession Number

References

  • primary: WF, 003

    [Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.

  • history: EDATS p., 4 (18) no. 145

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

  • history: WVDOG 143, 034

    [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. 182

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 13:06:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-11 at 13:46:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-07-11 at 08:02:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-03-07 at 12:52:34 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:09 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“WF 003 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010960.
WF 003 artifact entry (No. P010960). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010960 (Original work published 2001)
WF 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010960 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010960},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010960},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“WF 003 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010960.
WF 003 artifact entry (No. P010960). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010960 (Original work published 2001)
WF 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010960 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010960},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010960},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010960
LB  - CDLI:P010960
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - WF 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010960
ER  -
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