NTSŠ 0258 (P010516)

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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Lineart

Photo (detail)

Lineart (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0258bis

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

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [1(asz@c)] AN-nu-me
2. 1(asz@c) a-lum-ma
3. 1(asz@c) HAR-tu-{d}sud3
4. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}tu
5. 1(asz@c) x-x
6. [1(asz@c)] AN-SZE3
7. [1(asz@c) ...]
column 2
1. dub-sar
2. 1(asz@c) szubur
3. 1(asz@c) pa4-abzu-mud
4. abzu-ki-du10
5. 1(asz@c) e2-na-lu-lu
6. 1(asz@c)# szubur
column 3
1. {d}ad-asz8-gi4#-ur-sag
2. 1(asz@c) lugal-ki-tusz-du10
3. dub-sar
4. 1(asz@c) ad-da-tur
5. 1(asz@c) AN-nu-[me]
reverse
column 1
1. dam-gar3
2. 1(asz@c) amar-tur3
3. ugula
4. 1(asz@c) ni2-kur-ra
5. ur-|DUMUxNUN|
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) AK-{d}isztaran
2. ugula nimgir
1 blank column
column 3
1. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) 7(asz@c)
2. lu2 kin simug
3. lu2 tur3!

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 (workers.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010516
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010516

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 0258bis
Accession Number

References

primary: NTSŠ, 0258

[Jestin1957NTSS] 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.

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
2010-08-21 at 14:07:55	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	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 0258 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010516.

NTSŠ 0258 artifact entry (No. P010516). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010516 (Original work published 2001)

NTSŠ 0258 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010516 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {NTS{\v {S}} 0258 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010516},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010516},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“NTSŠ 0258 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010516.

NTSŠ 0258 artifact entry (No. P010516). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010516 (Original work published 2001)

NTSŠ 0258 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010516 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

@misc{2024NTSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {NTS{\v {S}} 0258 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010516},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010516},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010516
LB  - CDLI:P010516
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - NTSŠ 0258 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010516
ER  -