WF 039 (P010996)

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

Cite

Photo

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12607

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (field purchase.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(u@c) sze lid2-ga
2. 1(u@c) aktum tug2
3. [n] sila3# [x x] x
4. [...]
5. [...]
column 2
1. ur-{d}nin-mu2
2. sipa
3. lu2 sa10 gu7
4. 1(asz@c) lugal#-[x]-x
5. [x] x [...]
column 3
1. ur-tul2(|LAGABxU|)-sag
2. sag-gur4-ra
3. lu2 ki-inim
4. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze ara3 [lid2]-ga
5. ur-{d}nin-mu2
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) sze lid2-ga
2. me-an-ne2-si
3. GAN2 zabar3
4. GAM-GAM
5. lu2 sa10 ak
reverse
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 (field purchase.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010996
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P010996

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)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 12607
Accession Number

References

primary: WF, 039

[Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.
history: SRU, 12

[Edzard1968SRU] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1968. Sumerische Rechtsurkunden Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur. Abhandlungen. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse. Neue Folge, Heft 67. München: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften.
history: OIP 104, 134

[Gelb1991OIP104] Gelb, Ignace J., Piotr Steinkeller, and Robert M. Whiting. 1991. Earliest Land Tenure Systems in the Near East: Ancient Kudurrus (ELTS). The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications 104. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/earliest-land-tenure-systems-near-east-ancient-kudurrus.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2015-03-31 at 12:15:11	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2014-03-13 at 17:23:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2010-06-26 at 14:49:45	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

“WF 039 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010996.

WF 039 artifact entry (No. P010996). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010996 (Original work published 2001)

WF 039 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010996 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010996},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010996},
}

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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“WF 039 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010996.

WF 039 artifact entry (No. P010996). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010996 (Original work published 2001)

WF 039 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010996 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010996},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010996},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010996
LB  - CDLI:P010996
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - WF 039 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010996
ER  -