WVDOG 143, 078 (P497470)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12581

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. 1(asz@c) ansze
2. sila4?-tur
3. kin-nir
4. 1(asz@c) szuba3-si
column 2
1. ur-{d}nin-kur
2. ugula
3. 1(asz@c) a-lu-lu
4. gu2-szu#-du8
5. AK-{d}sud3
6. ugula
reverse
column 1
1. dub!(MES) gibil

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	P497470
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P497470

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	FS-2061
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 12581
Accession Number

References

primary: WVDOG 143, 078

[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
2016-03-15 at 08:53:57	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, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P497470.

WVDOG 143, 078 artifact entry (No. P497470). (2024, June 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P497470 (Original work published 2016)

WVDOG 143, 078 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P497470 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“WVDOG 143, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P497470.

WVDOG 143, 078 artifact entry (No. P497470). (2024, June 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P497470 (Original work published 2016)

WVDOG 143, 078 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P497470 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 11},
	title = {WVDOG 143, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P497470},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P497470},
}

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