NTSŠ 0234 (P010508)

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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0234

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (fields.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
column missing
column 2
1'. na-gada
2'. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) [AN]-nu-me#
3'. masz-{d}sud3
4'. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) [{d}]gibil6
column 3
1. [...] 3(iku@c)#? har-tu-{d}sud3
2. gi4-za7
3. 4(iku@c) 1(disz@t) en-nam-zu5-sze3
4. ad-KID
5. 5(iku@c) szubur
6. ba-ti
7. 1(disz@t) USZ
8. 5(iku@c) 1(disz@t) nig2-si4
column 4
1. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) 1(disz@t) unken-a
2. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) 1(disz@t) amar-szuba3
3. lu2-geme2-zi-da
4. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) ur-{d}sud3
5. AK-AN
reverse
column 1
1. 5(Iku@c) iku sag-narx
2. amar-szuba3
3. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) ga2?-esz? 1(disz@t) USZ
4. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) ur-lugal-DU
blank space
column 2
1. 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) x x
2. 2(iku@c) a-nun-pa3
3. 1(esze3@c) ur-dumu-zi
4. 5(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c)
5. 5(iku@c) [KA]-nun-ki-ba
6. 5(Iku@c)? [...]
7. 5(iku@c) szubur
column 3
1. 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c)? amar-szuba3
2. 1(iku@c)#? [x]
3. 1(iku@c)#? [x] di-utu
4. lu2-pa3
5. 3(iku@c) har-tu-{d}sud3
6. [...] pa4-x
rest broken
column 4
1. szu#-nigin2 GAN2
2. [...] 3(iku@c)
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 (fields.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010508
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010508

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 0234
Accession Number

References

primary: NTSŠ, 0234

[Jestin1957NTSS] Jestin, Raymond R. 1957. Nouveaux Textes Sumériens de Shuruppak. Paris.
history: EDATS p., 3 (16) no. 085

[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. 167

[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
2015-05-05 at 09:59:21	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	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 0234 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010508.

NTSŠ 0234 artifact entry (No. P010508). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010508 (Original work published 2001)

NTSŠ 0234 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010508 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010508},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“NTSŠ 0234 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010508.

NTSŠ 0234 artifact entry (No. P010508). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010508 (Original work published 2001)

NTSŠ 0234 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010508 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {NTS{\v {S}} 0234 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010508},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010508},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - NTSŠ 0234 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010508
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