NTSŠ 0296 (P010523)

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 0296

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (barley.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(u@c) sze lid2!-ga
2. e2-kur-pa-e3
3. 1(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) lu2-hax-ti ma2-gid2
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la-la-lum
2. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) HA-narx
3. 3(ban2@c) dug-gun3
4. sukkal
column 3
1. lugal-szembi3
2. UR-UR
3. maszkim
1 line blank
reverse
column 1
column blank
column 2
column blank
column 3
1. an-sze3-gu2
2. 3(u@c) [2(asz@c) 4(ban2@c)] sze lid2!-ga

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 (barley.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010523
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010523

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 0296
Accession Number

References

primary: NTSŠ, 0296

[Jestin1957NTSS] Jestin, Raymond R. 1957. Nouveaux Textes Sumériens de Shuruppak. Paris.
history: EDATS p., 3 (01) no. 045

[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
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 0296 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010523.

NTSŠ 0296 artifact entry (No. P010523). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010523 (Original work published 2001)

NTSŠ 0296 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010523 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {NTS{\v {S}} 0296 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010523},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010523},
}

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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P010523
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - NTSŠ 0296 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010523
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“NTSŠ 0296 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010523.

NTSŠ 0296 artifact entry (No. P010523). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010523 (Original work published 2001)

NTSŠ 0296 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010523 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

@misc{2024NTSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {NTS{\v {S}} 0296 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010523},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010523},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010523
LB  - CDLI:P010523
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - NTSŠ 0296 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010523
ER  -