Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 121-140 (P519401)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period

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Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

Anonymous 519401

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (sale contract)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

142.0 mm × 92.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...]
3'. [...] x
4'. [...] x-gal#
5'. [...] tu7(|HIxDISZ|) sila3
6'. [...]-mu
7'. [n] 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
8'. [x?] lu5#-lu5
9'. [...] tu7 sila3
rest broken
column 2'
1. 1(u@c)#? ur-szubur
2. 1(u@c)#? gan-nab
3. dam#? za3-mu
4. 2(u@c)? gan-DIM-ZA
5. dam nig2-hu#-bu7{bu}
6. 2(u@c) lugal-he2-gal2
7. SIG7
8. 1(u@c) sag-{d}en-lil2-da#
9. 1(u@c) im-ta-kas4:e
10. dumu gan-{d}en-lil2-me
11. dam-gar3
12. lu2-ki-inim-ma-me
13. x nin-dur2
14. [...] x x
rest broken
column 3'
1. ($ blank space $) lugal-szud3-de3
2. szesz ur-gu
3. ugula
4. ($ blank space $) munus-du6-a
5. dam lugal-uszur3-nu2
6. unu3
7. 1(u@c) ab-ba-ur-sag
8. 1(u@c) nin-uri3
9. dam-ni
10. 1(u@c) gan-e2
11. 1(u@c) me-na-sze3
12. 1(u@c) lugal-lu-ti-ti
13. szu-i@t
14. 1(u@c) ur2-ni
15. nu-kiri6
16. uh ugula-e2
17. 1(u@c) ur-{d}{sze3}szer7-da
18. gurusz#-min@t
19. [... {d}]en#-ki
rest broken
column 4'
1. ARAD ensix(|GAR.ENSI2|)
2. 1(u@c) lu2-gidri-du10
3. ugula
4. 1(u@c) lugal-inim-du10-ga
5. gurusz-min@t
6. 1(u@c) me-ab-zu
7. dam-ni
8. 1(u@c) lu5-lu5
9. dumu-ni
10. 1(u@c) ur-TUR
11. sipa
12. 1(u@c) lugal-ezem
13. ama dara4-ab-zu
14. 1(u@c) lugal-ezem
15. sag-apin
16. 2(u@c) ninda
17. ur-e2-mah
18. sanga2
19. 1(u@c) nin-pa3-da
20. dam-ni
21. 1(u@c)# szesz-ki-na
22. dumu-ni
column 5'
1. [n] e2#-ki-nu2-bi-du10
2. dumu e2-zi-mu
3. 1(u@c) be-li2-li2
4. ARAD ensix(|GAR.ENSI2|)
5. 1(u@c) sza3-ne2-si
6. pa4-NIG2
7. 1(u@c) sza3-da-nu-ne
8. ku3@n-tuku
nutillu 'unfinished'
9. 1(u@c) ur-e2
10. ar3-ar3
11. e2-igi-nim
12. 1(u@c) giri3-ni
13. 1(u@c) e2-ninda-kasz-nu-til
14. dumu ur-e2-me
blank space
15. uszur3-sila-me
16. 2(gesz2@c) ninda
17. 1(asz@c) umbinx(|UR2xKID2|) i3
18. 1(asz@c) kasz
19. 1(asz@c) ku3 gin2
20. en-za-ra-nu-gi4
column 6'
1. nimgir-gal
2. 1(gesz2@c) ninda-ninda
3. 1(asz@c) i3 umbinx(|UR2xKID2|)
4. 1(asz@c) kasz
5. 1(asz@c) ku3 gin2
6. e2-da-da
7. nimgir-sila-
8. kam4
9. 4(u@c) ninda
10. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
11. szesz-nig2-lu5-le
12. nimgir
13. 4(u@c) ninda
14. 1(asz) i3 sila3
15. ma-ma-hir-su
16. nimgir
17. 4(u@c) ninda
18. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
19. szesz-GIR2-gal
20. nimgir
21. 4(u@c) ninda
22. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
23. szud3-utu
24. 4(u@c) ninda
reverse
column 1
1. e2-DU
2. nimgir ka2# e2-gal-me
3. 1(asz) lugal-he2-gal2
4. gan-ki
5. ur-na-du3-a#
6. ur-e
7. ur-szubur
8. lu2 nig2-sa10
9. gu7-a-me
10. e2-zi-sza3-gal2
11. nu-esz3
12. e2-igi-nim
13. lu2 nig2-sa10 ak
14. kak-bi e2#-gar8-ra
15. i3-bi za3-ge
16. ab-ak
17. inim-bi al-til
blank space
1'. [...]-szeg9#
blank space
rest broken

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)	Legal > Business / Contracts (sale contract)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P519401
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P519401

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	142.0 mm × 92.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number	Anonymous 519401
Accession Number

References

primary: Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 121-140

[Bauer2020-236522] Bauer, Josef. 2020.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2020-02-14 at 14:05:15	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2020-02-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 121-140 Artifact Entry.” 2020. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 8, 2020. https://cdli.earth/P519401.

Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 121-140 artifact entry (No. P519401). (2020, February 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519401

Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 121-140 artifact entry (2020) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519401 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2020},
	month = {feb 8},
	title = {Fs {Sommerfeld} & {Krebernik} 121-140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519401},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519401},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 121-140 Artifact Entry.” 2020. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 8, 2020. https://cdli.earth/P519401.

Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 121-140 artifact entry (No. P519401). (2020, February 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519401

Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 121-140 artifact entry (2020) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519401 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

@misc{2020Fs,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2020},
	month = {feb 8},
	title = {Fs {Sommerfeld} & {Krebernik} 121-140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519401},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519401},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2020/2/8/
PY  - 2020
ID  - P519401
LB  - CDLI:P519401
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 121-140 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P519401
ER  -