DP 036 (P010053)

Administrative tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 13244

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (fishing gear.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) si gal-gal
2. 4(u@c) si-|NUxU| sag
3. 7(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) si
4. 1(gesz2@c)! 4(u@c) 5(asz@c) si-|NUxU| sag
5. 7(asz@c) 4(ban2@c)# si
column 2
1. 5(u@c) 1(asz@c) si-|NUxU| sag
2. 7(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) si
3. 4(u@c) 2(asz@c) si-|NUxU| sag
  blank space
column 3
  blank space
column 4
  blank space
reverse
column 1
1. 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) si
2. 2(gesz2@c@d) la2 2(asz@c) si-|NUxU| sag
3. szu-[ku6?]
4. szu# ba-ti#!
column 2
1. si
2. ba-za#?
  rest broken
column 3
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (fishing gear.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P010053

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Shuruppak (mod. Fara) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 13244
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010137960

References

  • primary: DP, 36

    [AllottedelaFuÿe1908-1920DP] Allotte de la Fuÿe, François-Maurice. 1908-1920. Documents Présargoniques. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

  • citation: OrSP 21 (pp. 40-83), 47

    [Deimel1926Fisch-Texte] Deimel, P. Anton. 1926. “Fisch-Texte Der Zeit Urukaginas.” Orientalia SP 21: 40–83.

  • citation: ZA 66, p.156-195, p. 165

    [Edzard1976Wirtschaftstexte] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1976. “Fāra Und Abu Ṣalābiḫ. Die „Wirtschaftstexte“.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 66: 156–95.

  • citation: JCS 26 (pp. 195- 207), 197 n. 9

    [Farber1974JCS26] Farber, Walter. 1974. “Von Ba Und Anderen Wassertieren: Testudines Sargonicae?” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 26 (4): 195–207. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359441.

  • citation: JAOS 52 (pp. 110-132), 127 n. 56

    [Kramer1932Fara] Kramer, Samuel N. 1932. “New Tablets from Fara.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 52: 110–32. https://doi.org/10.2307/593166.

  • citation: Bureaucracy of Šuruppak, p. 87 fn. 34

    [Visicato1995BureaucracyŠuruppak] Visicato, Giuseppe. 1995. The Bureaucracy of Šuruppak Administrative Centres, Central Offices, Intermediate Structures and Hierarchies in the Economic Documentation of Fara. Vol. 10. Abhandlungen Zur Literatur Alt-Syrien-Palastinas Und Mesopotamiens. Ugarit-Verlag Munster.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-25 at 18:22:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-14 at 15:56:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-09 at 15:22:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-09 at 15:20:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-16 at 18:46:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-16 at 18:34:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-10-14 at 11:47:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-06-15 at 18:57:51 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-07-21 at 12:42:12 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“DP 036 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010053.
DP 036 artifact entry (No. P010053). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010053 (Original work published 2001)
DP 036 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010053 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {DP 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010053},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010053},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“DP 036 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010053.
DP 036 artifact entry (No. P010053). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010053 (Original work published 2001)
DP 036 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010053 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2024DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {DP 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010053},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010053},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010053
LB  - CDLI:P010053
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - DP 036 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010053
ER  -
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