WVDOG 143, 053 (P497457)

Administrative tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0336

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(asz@c)# ansze#
2. siki-mes-mes
3. 4(asz@c)# GAM-GAM
4. 2(asz@c) amar-szuba3#?
column 2
1. [2(asz@c)] kun#-kun
2. dam-gar3
3. 3(asz@c) mes#-nig2-lul#-le#
4. x x [x]
column 3
1. [3(asz@c)? ...] x
2. [x x] x
3. mes-[x x?]
4. 2(asz@c) x x [x?]
5. simug#
reverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) dumu#-nun#-szita
2. 2(asz@c) {d}girimx(|A.MUSZ.HA.DU|)#-gin7-[du10]
3. maszkim#
4. x-[x?]
column 2
1. an#-[sze3]-gu2#
2. 6(asz@c) ansze-apin#
3. mes#?-[bar?]

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
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P497457
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P497457

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	FS-2214
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number	Ist Š 0336
Accession Number

References

primary: WVDOG 143, 053

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-11 at 13:46:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-07-11 at 21:42:04	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-07-11 at 08:02:27	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-03-11 at 11:18:42	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-02-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“WVDOG 143, 053 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P497457.

WVDOG 143, 053 artifact entry (No. P497457). (2024, June 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P497457 (Original work published 2016)

WVDOG 143, 053 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P497457 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P497457},
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Cite this Artifact

“WVDOG 143, 053 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P497457.

WVDOG 143, 053 artifact entry (No. P497457). (2024, June 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P497457 (Original work published 2016)

WVDOG 143, 053 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P497457 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 11},
	title = {WVDOG 143, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P497457},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P497457},
}

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