WF 120 (P011078)

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 12662

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (workers.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) szusz3
2. 1(asz@c) enku
3. 1(asz@c) NI-NI
4. utu-ur-sag
5. 1(asz@c) PA-du10
6. 1(asz@c) UR-UR?
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) a-munus
2. HAR-tu-{d}sud3#
3. e2-na
4. 1(asz@c) AN-ur2-sze3
5. {d}sud3#-anzux(MI){muszen}
6. 1(asz@c) mu6-sub3
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) KU-sag
2. 1(asz@c) sza3-gu2-ba
3. ur-nin
4. 1(asz@c) KA-nun-ki-ba
5. 1(asz@c) nig2-sza3-ta-nu!-e3 lu2-HAR#
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) AN-nu-me
2. im-ru
3. 1(asz@c) sza3-gu2-ba
4. elam
5. 1(asz@c) nig2-ba#-ni-IM
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) lum-ma
2. dub-sar
3. 1(asz@c) bilx(|GESZ.PAP.BIL|)-a2-nu-kusz2
4. lu2-HAR
column 2
column 3
column 4

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 (workers.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P011078
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P011078

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 12662
Accession Number

References

primary: WF, 120

[Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.
history: EDATS p., 4 (27)

[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. 189

[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
2010-09-21 at 10:08:18	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-12-10 at 05:47:23	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“WF 120 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011078.

WF 120 artifact entry (No. P011078). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011078 (Original work published 2001)

WF 120 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011078 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011078},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011078},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P011078
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - WF 120 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P011078
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“WF 120 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011078.

WF 120 artifact entry (No. P011078). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011078 (Original work published 2001)

WF 120 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011078 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011078},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011078},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P011078
LB  - CDLI:P011078
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - WF 120 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P011078
ER  -