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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P010053

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Shuruppak (mod. Fara) [uncertain]
Written In
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 Approved View
2011-06-15 at 18:57:51 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2010-07-21 at 12:42:12 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	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 Artifacts

“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: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2024DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	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  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - DP 036 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010053
ER  -
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