NTSŠ 0118 (P010492)

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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Photo

Lineart (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0118

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (oil.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] sila3 i3-nun
2. e2-nu-za3
3. 2(asz@c) {d}sud3-[...]
4. [...]
5. 5(asz@c) szita-nu-nu-gid2
6. 5(asz@c) har-tu-{d}sud3
column 2
1. 5(asz@c) ur-mete#-na#
2. amar#?-[amar?]
3. 5(asz@c) [...]
4. [...]
5. 5(asz@c) [...]
6. 5(asz@c) nig2-kur4-ra
column 3
1. 5(asz@c) mes#-u4-ba
2. 5(asz@c)#? [a?]-nun#?-{d}sud3
3. [...]
4. [...] [e2?]-lumx(|ZU&ZU.SAR|)
5. 3(asz@c)#? [x] za3#-ta#?
6. [...] szubur#
column 4
1. 5(asz@c) [{d}]sud3#-ur-sag
2. 5(asz@c) [...]
3. 5(asz@c) [...]
4. 5(asz@c) SZESZ-[...]
5. 5(asz@c) amar#-inanna
column 5
1. 2(asz@c) AN-ur2-sze3
2. gala
3. [...]-na
4. [...]-HU#?
5. [gal]-nimgir#
2 lines blank
reverse
column 1
1. 2(u@c) gal-nimgir
2. 2(u@c) gal5-la2
3. 2(u@c) ma2-lah4
4. 1(u@c) nu-banda3{da}
5. <gal>-nimgir
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) utu-nu-me
2. 5(asz@c) ur-dumu-nun
3. 5(asz@c) nin-pirig
4. 3(asz@c) nam-mah
5. gal-nimgir
column 3
column blank
column 4
1 lines blank
1. an-sze3-gu2
2. [1(gesz2@c)?] 3(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) i3-[nun]
3. dub i3-e3
4. gal-nimgir
column 5
1 line blank
2. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) sila3# i3-[nun]
3. gal-nimgir
rest of column blank

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 (oil.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010492
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010492

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 0118
Accession Number

References

primary: NTSŠ, 0118

[Jestin1957NTSS] Jestin, Raymond R. 1957. Nouveaux Textes Sumériens de Shuruppak. Paris.
history: TSŠ, 0119 (pl. LX) (copy of rev.)

[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 (5)

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
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
2021-07-18 at 16:55:54	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	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 0118 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010492.

NTSŠ 0118 artifact entry (No. P010492). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010492 (Original work published 2001)

NTSŠ 0118 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010492 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {NTS{\v {S}} 0118 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010492},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010492},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“NTSŠ 0118 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010492.

NTSŠ 0118 artifact entry (No. P010492). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010492 (Original work published 2001)

NTSŠ 0118 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010492 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).

@misc{2024NTSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {NTS{\v {S}} 0118 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010492},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010492},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010492
LB  - CDLI:P010492
M1  - 2026/10/9/
TI  - NTSŠ 0118 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010492
ER  -