NTSŠ 0255 (P010514)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0255

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (workers.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) mes-u4-ba
2. abgal
3. 1(asz@c) szuba3
4. dam-gar3
5. 1(asz@c) AN-nu-me
6. [...]
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) a-si
2. 1(asz@c) {d}nam-|URUxSIG4|
3. 1(asz@c) lu2-pa3
4. 1(asz@c) szesz-kur-ra
  1 blank line
column 3
  blank space
reverse
  blank space

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: NTSŠ, 0255

    [Jestin1957NTSŠ] Jestin, Raymond R. 1957. Nouveaux Textes Sumériens de Shuruppak. Paris.

  • history: EDATS p., 4 (27)

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: Ist Š 0255
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  • Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 13:06:16 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-30 at 13:45:56 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2013-12-15 at 15:36:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-08-19 at 09:13:53 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“NTSŠ 0255 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010514.
NTSŠ 0255 artifact entry (No. P010514). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010514 (Original work published 2001)
NTSŠ 0255 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010514 (Accessed: September 23, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {NTS{\v {S}} 0255 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010514},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010514},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“NTSŠ 0255 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010514.
NTSŠ 0255 artifact entry (No. P010514). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010514 (Original work published 2001)
NTSŠ 0255 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010514 (Accessed: September 23, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {NTS{\v {S}} 0255 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010514},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010514},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010514
LB  - CDLI:P010514
M1  - 2025/9/23/
TI  - NTSŠ 0255 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010514
ER  - 
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