NTSŠ 0065 + 0159 + 0178 + 0974 (P010485)

Administrative tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0065 + Ist Š 0159 + Ist Š 0178 + Ist Š 0974

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (barley.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. 3(asz@c) AH
4. 2(asz@c) 1/2(disz) lu2-lum-ma
5. 2(asz@c) 1/2(disz) ur-dumu-zi
6. 2(asz@c) me-ki-gal-la-ta
7. 2(asz@c) AN-nu-me
8. 2(asz@c) 1/2(disz) {d}en-lil2-unken-a
9. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) amar-ezen!
10. ur!-{d}sud3 ugula
11. [...] hur-sag-sze3-mah
column 2
1. [...] ur-{d}sud3#
2. AK-{d}sud3
3. 3(asz@c) bul5-la-bi
4. [...]
5. 3(asz@c) amar!-{d}iszkur
6. 2(asz@c) 1/2(disz) [{d}sud3]-a2-[mah]
7. 2(asz@c) [amar]-unug#
8. 2(asz@c)#? [...] e2-zi-pa-[e3]
9. 2(asz@c) mu-ni-kur-ra
10. {d}en-lil2-unken-a
column 3
beginning broken
1'. [...] SAG [...]
2'. 2(asz@c) a-nun-[{d}sud3-da]
3'. [...]-[{d}]sud#
5'. [...]
6'. [...]
7'. 3(asz@c) ur-lugal#-[DU]
rest broken
column 4
beginning broken
1'. [... AN-nu-me] ugula-kisal#!
2'. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) e2-[kas4-du10]
3'. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) [{d}sud3]-a2-[mah]
rest broken
reverse
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. gissu-[sze3] engar [...]
2'. 3(asz@c) gal-zadim#
3'. 2(asz@c) [...]
rest broken
column 2'
beginning broken
1'. 2(asz@c) {d}nu-musz-da
2'. 3(asz@c) si4-si4
3'. 3(asz@c) szubur
4'. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) {d}en-lil2-unken-a
5'. 2(asz@c) nin-[dag-ga]
6'. [simug]
rest broken
column 3'
beginning broken
1'. [... e2-su13]-ag2
2'. 2(asz@c) {d}sud3-ur-sag
3'. 2(asz@c) e2-kur-diri!
4'. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) har-tu-{d}sud3
5'. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) nam-mah
6'. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) munus-[a2]-nu-[kusz2]
rest broken
column 4'
beginning broken
1'. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ad-[da]
2'. utul
3'. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) amar-{d}gu2-la2
4'. 2(asz@c) nam-mah
5'. lu2-ad
6'. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) har-tu-{d}sud3
7'. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) AN-nu-me#
8'. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) AK-girin
9'. 2(asz@c) ba-[za7]
10'. 1(asz@c)#? [...]
rest broken
column 5'
beginning broken
1'. 3(asz@c) szubur
2'. ugula
3'. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) nam-ni
4'. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) nam-mah
5'. mes-lu-lu
6'. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) nam-mah
7'. e2-la-lumx(|ZU&ZU.SAR|)
8'. 2(asz@c)#? [x] ur-tul2-sag
9'. 2(asz@c) lam-lam-ma
10'. 3(asz@c) masz-da5
11'. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) ki-[nu]-mu-gi4
12'. ugula
13'. 2(asz@c)#? [...]
14'. 2(asz@c)#? [...]
broken
column 6'
beginning broken
1'. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) me-mah-nu-sa2
2'. 2(asz@c) SZESZ-KI-na
3'. lu2-ma2-gur8
blank space
5'. e2-na-lu-lu
column 7'
blank space
1. 5(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 6(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur-mah gal2
blank space
column blank space
1. mu6#-[sub3-engar]
2. gissu-sze3 engar
3. e2-na-lu-lu [engar]
4. AN-sag-tuku
5. dub-sar

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 (barley.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010485
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010485

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number	Ist Š 0065 + Ist Š 0159 + Ist Š 0178 + Ist Š 0974
Accession Number

References

primary: NTSŠ, 0065 + 0159 + 0178 + 0974

[Jestin1957NTSS] Jestin, Raymond R. 1957. Nouveaux Textes Sumériens de Shuruppak. Paris.
history: TSŠ, 0159

[Jestin1937TSS] Jestin, Raymond R. 1937. Tablettes Sumériennes de S̈uruppak Conservées Au Musée de Stamboul. Mémoires de L’institut Français d’Archéologie de Stamboul 3. Paris : E. de Boccard.
history: EDATS p., 3 (01) no. 020-021

[Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.
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: Visicato 1991, 348ff.

[Visicato1991] Visicato, Giuseppe. 1991.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-20 at 10:26:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-20 at 19:49:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 13:06:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-30 at 13:45:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-01-01 at 09:38:45	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:07	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“NTSŠ 0065 + 0159 + 0178 + 0974 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010485.

NTSŠ 0065 + 0159 + 0178 + 0974 artifact entry (No. P010485). (2024, September 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010485 (Original work published 2001)

NTSŠ 0065 + 0159 + 0178 + 0974 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010485 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“NTSŠ 0065 + 0159 + 0178 + 0974 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010485.

NTSŠ 0065 + 0159 + 0178 + 0974 artifact entry (No. P010485). (2024, September 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010485 (Original work published 2001)

NTSŠ 0065 + 0159 + 0178 + 0974 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010485 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 20},
	title = {NTS{\v {S}} 0065 + 0159 + 0178 + 0974 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010485},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010485},
}

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