MVN 10, 083 (P010480)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

de Serres, J. Mariaud, Paris, France

Museum Number

JMS A 75

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (house purchase.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) ku3 luh-ha gin2
2. sa10 e2
3. 2(iku@c) la2 1(u@c) sar e2-bi
4. 2(asz@c) ku3 gin2
5. nig2-diri
6. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze lid2-ga
7. nig2-ba
column 2
1. 4(ban2@c) sze ninda
2. 4(u@c) gug2
3. 5(asz@c) kur2 tu7(|HIxDISZ|)
4. 5(asz@c) kur2 edakuax(|LAGABxHA|)
5. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
6. ur-kin-nir
7. ur-inanna
8. gan-{d}gu2-la2
column 3
1. lu2 sa10 gu7
2. 2(ban2@c) sze
3. 1(u@c) ninda
4. 1(u@c) gug2
5. 2(asz@c) kur2 tu7
6. 2(asz@c) kur2 edakuax(|LAGABxHA|)
7. e2-UD-ta-ki-du10
8. 1(asz@c) sag-dingir-tuku
9. engar
10. 1(asz@c) lugal-uri3
column 4
1. dumu
2. lugal-gesztu2-SZIM
3. 1(asz@c) da-da
4. engar
5. 1(asz@c) lugal-utu
6. dumu
7. utu-mu-kusz2
8. 1(asz@c) lugal-me-gal-gal
column 5
1. dumu
2. ur-{d}en-ki
3. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}en-lil2
4. 1(asz@c) lugal-zi-sza3-gal2
5. nu-kiri6
6. 1(asz@c) mu-ni-uri3
7. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}en-ki
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) gissu-sze3
2. dub-sar
3. lu2 ki-inim
4. 1(asz@c) uruda ma-na
5. 1(u@c) ninda
6. 1(u@c) gug2
7. 2(asz@c) kur2 tu7
8. 2(asz@c) kur2 edakuax(|LAGABxHA|)
9. amar-kuara
10. um-mi-a
column 2
1. lu2 e2 esz2-gar
2. 1/2(disz@c) e2 sar
3. abzu-ir-nun
4. ad-da-ni
5. ama(LAK769)-ni
6. i3-na-ba
7. e2-DU tuku
8. KA ba-da!-bal
column 3
1. nam-mah-ni
2. nu-kiri6
3. {d}nin-PA
4. lu2 e2 sa10
5. bala
6. masz-{d}sud3
7. gesz ma2-ka

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 (house purchase.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010480
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P010480

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)	de Serres, J. Mariaud, Paris, France
Museum Number	JMS A 75
Accession Number

References

primary: MVN 10, 83

[Gregoire1981MVN10] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1981. Inscriptions et Archives Administratives Cunéiformes (1e Partie). Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 10. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.
history: OIP 104, 113b

[Gelb1991OIP104] Gelb, Ignace J., Piotr Steinkeller, and Robert M. Whiting. 1991. Earliest Land Tenure Systems in the Near East: Ancient Kudurrus (ELTS). The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications 104. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/earliest-land-tenure-systems-near-east-ancient-kudurrus.
history: Prosopografia Fara, XV

[Pomponio1987Fara] Pomponio, Francesco. 1987. La Prosopografia Dei Testi Presargonici Di Fara. Studi Semitici ; Nuova Ser., 3. Roma : Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza.”

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2019-11-07 at 14:54:48	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2014-03-13 at 17:23:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2010-06-18 at 13:11:57	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 10, 083 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010480.

MVN 10, 083 artifact entry (No. P010480). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010480 (Original work published 2001)

MVN 10, 083 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010480 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010480},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MVN 10, 083 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010480.

MVN 10, 083 artifact entry (No. P010480). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010480 (Original work published 2001)

MVN 10, 083 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010480 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

@misc{2024MVN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {MVN 10, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010480},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010480},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - MVN 10, 083 artifact entry
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