WF 006 (P010963)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 09072

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. gal-szitim
3. 2(asz@c) MI
4. 4(asz@c) ar3-du2-{d}sud3
5. a-munus
6. 4(asz@c) ur-NI
7. engar
8. 4(asz@c) ur-{d}inanna
column 2
1. sikil
2. 2(asz@c) dumu-nun-szita
3. simug
4. 2(asz@c) NI-NI
5. nu-kiri6
6. 1(asz@c) a-NE-nu
7. nagar
8. 4(asz@c) abzu-mud
9. {d}sud3
10. 2(asz@c) amar-ku3
11. kin-nir
column 3
1. 4(asz@c) KA-lugal-zi-da
2. gal-nimgir
3. 4(asz@c) e2-pirig-gal
4. nagar
5. 2(asz@c) an-dab6-si
6. lu2-gu4
7. 3(asz@c) e2-la-lumx(LAK218)
8. sagi
9. 3(asz@c) an-dab6-si
10. ensix(|PA.TE.SI.NIG2|)-gal
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) di-utu
2. maszkim
3. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-szer7-zi
4. dub-sar
5. 2(asz@c) a-du6
6. dub-sar
7. 2(asz@c) AN-ur2-sze3
8. al-ul4-gal
9. 2(asz@c) lugal-he2-gal2
10. IB
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) eden-si
2. dub-sar
3. 2(asz@c) KA-ni-zi
4. ba-za
5. 2(asz@c) KA-ni
6. bilx(|PAP.GISZ.BIL|)-du10
7. 4(asz@c) ur-dumu-zi
8. ensix(|PA.TE.SI.NIG2|)-gal
9. 2(asz@c) kur-a2-gal2
reverse
column 1
1. na-gada
2. 2(asz@c) szubur
3. <{d}ad>-aszgi2{gi4}-ur-sag
4. 1(asz@c) nig2-si4
5. 2(asz@c) lu2-lal3
6. musz-lah4
7. 3(asz@c) lu-lu
8. MI
9. 4(asz@c) amar-szuba3
column 2
1. kin-nir
2. 2(asz@c) dingir-nu-me
3. e2-du7-du7
4. 4(asz@c) mes-u4-ba
5. abgal
6. 2(asz@c) lugal-ki-tusz-du10
7. nig2-gal2-du10
8. 4(asz@c) ur-{d}sud3
9. AK-dingir
10. 4(asz@c) ur-dumu-zi
11. nu-banda3{da}
column 3
1. 2(asz@c) lugal-utu
2. kin-nir
3. 1(asz@c) KU-sag
4. 2(asz@c) lum-ma
5. dub-sar
6. 2(asz@c) lum-ma
7. lumgi3
8. 1(asz@c) szubur
9. KA-utu-zi
10. 4(asz@c) e2-a-nun
11. e2-{+an}anzux(MI){muszen}
12. 2(asz@c) szubur
column 4
1. masz-{d}sud3
2. 2(asz@c) AN-ur2-sze3
3. e2-al6-la
4. 2(asz@c) amar-szuba3
5. amar-{d}gu2-la2
6. 4(asz@c) dingir-nu-me
7. IB-dingir
8. 2(asz@c) szubur
9. {d}en-ki
10. 2(asz@c) zu2-la2-lum
11. 4(asz@c) ar3#-du2#-{d}sud3#
column 5
1. 4(asz@c) munus-a2-nu-kusz2
2. 4(asz@c) lugal-ki-tusz-du10
3. 2(asz@c) eden-si
4. nam-sza3-ta
5. dam-gar3
6. 1(asz@c) {d}nanna{na}
7. gudu4
8. 1(asz@c) szesz-tur
9. dub-sar
10. 2(asz@c) ur2-ni
11. kisal

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 (donkeys.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010963
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P010963

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Written In
Excavation Number	FS-2018
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 09072
Accession Number

References

primary: WF, 006

[Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.
history: EDATS p., 4 (18) no. 128

[Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.
history: WVDOG 143, 014

[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. 183

[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
2024-07-03 at 13:06:16	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	Approved
2016-02-27 at 11:27:33	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-02-19 at 17:31:57	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	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

“WF 006 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010963.

WF 006 artifact entry (No. P010963). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010963 (Original work published 2001)

WF 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010963 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010963},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“WF 006 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010963.

WF 006 artifact entry (No. P010963). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010963 (Original work published 2001)

WF 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010963 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010963},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010963},
}

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