NTSŠ 0169 (P010502)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0169

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (donkeys.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n ansze?]
2. [...]
3. [...] x
4. 1(asz@c) KA-ni-zi
5. gal-nar
6. 2(asz@c) e2-gissu-du10
column 2
1. [muhaldim]
2. [4(asz@c) e2-na]
3. lu2#-[gu4]
4. e2-kur
5. 2(asz@c) dumu#
6. amar-szuba3#
7. szubur-szubur
8. 4(asz@c) szubur
column 3
1. [ba-lul]
2. [n] ar3-du2-{d}sud3
3. nu-kiri6
4. e2-al6-la
5. 2(asz@c) {d}sud3-anzux(MI){muszen}
6. igi-gun3
reverse
column 1
1. e2-zi-pa-e3#
2. maszkim#
3. [x x]-si
rest broken
column 2
1. DUR2-TAR#
2. [...] x
rest broken

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 (donkeys.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010502
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P010502

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Written In
Excavation Number	FS-—
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number	Ist Š 0169
Accession Number

References

primary: NTSŠ, 0169

[Jestin1957NTSŠ] Jestin, Raymond R. 1957. Nouveaux Textes Sumériens de Shuruppak. Paris.
history: EDATS p., 4 (18) no. 119

[Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.
history: WVDOG 143, 050

[Steible2015WVDOG143] Steible, Horst, and Fatma Yıldız. 2015. Wirtschaftstexte Aus Fara II : Texte Der Viehverwaltung von Šuruppak. Vol. 143. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft. Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz.
citation: ZA 66, p.156-195, p. 166

[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
2024-07-03 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
2024-06-11 at 13:46:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-07-11 at 08:02:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2016-03-10 at 11:49:04	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	seshappan(?)	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:07	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“NTSŠ 0169 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010502.

NTSŠ 0169 artifact entry (No. P010502). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010502 (Original work published 2001)

NTSŠ 0169 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010502 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010502},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“NTSŠ 0169 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010502.

NTSŠ 0169 artifact entry (No. P010502). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010502 (Original work published 2001)

NTSŠ 0169 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010502 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {NTS{\v {S}} 0169 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010502},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010502},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - NTSŠ 0169 artifact entry
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