FTP 108A (P222074)

Administrative tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07941B

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 4(asz@c) [...] sze#
2'. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) [...]
3'. ninda# [u4-da]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 2(barig@c) ziz2#
2'. iti# ur2-NUN-U5
3'. 3(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze-ba
4'. iti 1(disz@t)
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
  blank space
  rest broken
column 4
  beginning broken
  blank space
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P222074

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) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 07941B
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 582699
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.7941B

References

  • primary: FTP, 108A

    [Martin2001FTP] Martin, Harriet P. 2001. The Fara Tablets in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-10 at 15:14:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-07-21 at 10:40:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Reckling, Lucas CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:52:48 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:05 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“FTP 108A Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 10, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P222074.
FTP 108A artifact entry (No. P222074). (2023, August 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222074 (Original work published 2003)
FTP 108A artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222074 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2023FTP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 10},
	title = {FTP 108A artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222074},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222074},
}

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TI  - FTP 108A artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“FTP 108A Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 10, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P222074.
FTP 108A artifact entry (No. P222074). (2023, August 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222074 (Original work published 2003)
FTP 108A artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222074 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2023FTP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 10},
	title = {FTP 108A artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222074},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222074},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/10/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P222074
LB  - CDLI:P222074
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - FTP 108A artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P222074
ER  - 
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