NTSŠ 0082 (P010488)

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

Cite

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0082

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary ((UD.GAL.NUN).)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary ((UD.GAL.NUN).)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010488
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010488

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 0082
Accession Number

References

primary: NTSŠ, 0082

[Jestin1957NTSŠ] Jestin, Raymond R. 1957. Nouveaux Textes Sumériens de Shuruppak. Paris.
history: JCS 28 (pp. 109- 126), 117

[Alster1976JCS28] Alster, Bendt. 1976. “On the Earliest Sumerian Literary Tradition.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 28 (2): 109–26. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359501.
history: OIP 99, p. 41

[Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.
history: JCS 28 (pp. 82-92), 1976, 88

[Cohen1976JCS28] Cohen, Mark E. 1976. “The Name Nintinugga with a Note on the Possible Identification of Tell Abu Salābīkh.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 28 (2): 82–92. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359496.
history: BiOr 35 (pp. 155-160), 157

[Krecher1978BiOr35] “Sumerische Literatur Der Fāra-Zeit: Die UD.GAL.NUN-Texte (I).” 1978. Bibliotheca Orientalis, no. 35: 155–60.
history: Quadsem 18 (pp. 285-304), 303

[Krecher1992Quadsem18] Krecher, Joachim. 1992. “UD.GAL.NUN versus ‘Normal’ Sumerian: Two Literatures or One?” Literature and Literary Language at Ebla, Quaderni di Semitistica, 18: 285–304.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-16 at 17:44:33	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-16 at 17:41:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-31 at 15:59:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-08 at 13:15:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-08 at 10:06:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 13:14:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 13:11:28	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
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“NTSŠ 0082 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010488.

NTSŠ 0082 artifact entry (No. P010488). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010488 (Original work published 2001)

NTSŠ 0082 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010488 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010488},
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Cite this Artifact

“NTSŠ 0082 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010488.

NTSŠ 0082 artifact entry (No. P010488). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010488 (Original work published 2001)

NTSŠ 0082 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010488 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {NTS{\v {S}} 0082 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010488},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010488},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/6/14/
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