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
Image
© Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Transliteration
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(asz@c) ur-nusku2
2. 4(asz@c) utu-ur-sag
3. 4(asz@c) gal-sagi
4. 4(asz@c) mes-ki-na
5. 4(asz@c) ur-dumu-zi
6. si-du3
7. 4(asz@c) nin-gu2-gal!
column 2
1. 4(asz@c) amar-szuba3
2. kin-nir
3. 4(asz@c) dingir-nu-me
4. gal-dam-gar3
5. 4(asz@c) mes-u4-ba
6. 4(asz@c) amar-szuba3
7. dam-gar3
8. 4(asz@c) lugal-ki-tusz-du10
9. dam-gar3
10. 4(asz@c) dingir-nu-me
column 3
1. [IB]-dingir#
2. 4(asz@c) lum-ma
3. {d}nin-mar
4. 4(asz@c) e2-nu-si
5. dam-gar3
6. 4(asz@c) nam-mah
7. dam-gar3
8. 4(asz@c) dingir-nu-dam
9. 4(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-ri8# [ru-a?]
10. [na-gada]
column 4
beginning broken
1'. 4(asz@c)# ki#-[erim2]
2'. x-[x]
3'. 3(asz@c) dingir#-[nu-me]
4'. [ur]-e2#
5'. 3(asz@c) uru18#
6. UR-UR#
7'. 3(asz@c)# ga2-lugud#
8'. [nin]-AN#-[da-sa2]
reverse
beginning broken
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. [n] 1(asz@c) [...]
column 2'
1'. bara2#?-[x x?]
2'. 1(asz@c) sza3-TAR
rest broken