WF 057 (P011014)

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 09119

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. 5(iku@c) GAN2
2. lugal-szembi3
3. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) bilx(|PAP.GISZ.NE|)-a2-nu-kusz2
4. 5(iku@c) szubur
5. {d}ad-asz8-gi4-ur-sag
column 2
1. 5(iku@c) szubur
2. ba-ti
3. 2(iku@c) lu-lu
4. szubur
5. 3(iku@c) lu-lu
6. MU-SZU
7. 5(iku@c) u5-ti
8. 3(iku@c) AB-ta-mud
column 3
1. 5(iku@c) ur-nin
2. 3(iku@c) a-du6
3. 5(iku@c) LAK343
4. lu2-ad
5. 3(Iku@c) 1(disz@t) e2-gissu-du10
6. muhaldim
reverse
column 1
1. 1(iku@c) x x
2. 5(iku@c) szubur
3. ba-ti
4. 4(iku@c) a-RI-ti
5. 4(Iku@c) LAK343
6. 3(iku@c) e2-gissu-du10
column 2
blank space
column 3
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 (fields.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P011014
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P011014

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 09119
Accession Number

References

primary: WF, 057

[Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.
history: EDATS p., 3 (16) no. 081

[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. 185

[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
2015-05-05 at 10:23:04	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:10	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 057 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011014.

WF 057 artifact entry (No. P011014). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011014 (Original work published 2001)

WF 057 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011014 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011014},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011014},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“WF 057 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011014.

WF 057 artifact entry (No. P011014). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011014 (Original work published 2001)

WF 057 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011014 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011014},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011014},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P011014
LB  - CDLI:P011014
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - WF 057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P011014
ER  -