NTSŠ 0444 (P010524)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0444

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (donkeys.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(asz@c) ansze
2. x x enku#?
3. 3(asz@c)? ad-da-tur
4. 4(asz@c) ur-{d}nu-musz-da
5. 4(asz@c) AK-du6
column 2
1. 4(asz@c)#? KA-[zi?]
2. 4(asz@c) nam-mah
3. 4(asz@c) ar3-du2-{d}sud3
4. 4(asz@c) munus-a2-nu-kusz2
5. 4(asz@c) lugal-ki-dur2-du10
6. lugal-dumu-[zi]
7. 4(asz@c) SIG2-MES-MES
column 3
1. 4(asz@c) AN-nu-me
2. {d}sud3#-[{+an}anzux(MI){muszen?}]
3. 3(asz@c) nig2-bar6-pa-e3
4. 2(asz@c) lu-lu
5. lugal-dumu-zi
6. 2(asz@c)# bil4-[{+an}]anzux(MI){muszen}
7. 2(asz@c) e2-{+an}anzux(MI){muszen}
8. 4(asz@c) gur2-gur2
9. ukken-a
column 4
1. [x] ad-da-[x]
2. 2(asz@c) a2-ur-sag-ta
3. 2(asz@c) abzu-ki-du10
4. dam-gar3
blank space
column 5
1. [x] lugal-[...]
2. 1(asz@c) e2-SAHAR-ta
3. szu-ku6
4. 1(asz@c) nimgir-x-mete#?-x
5. e2-SAHAR-ta
6. 3(asz@c) ar3-du2-{d}sud3
7. lu2-{gesz}BULUG3
8. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-kur-diri
9. 2(asz@c) lum-ma
10. munus-NIG2-LI-LI
column 6
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. 2(asz@c) ur-nin
4. szitim
5. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-ur-sag
6. ad-KID
7. 2(asz@c) e2-alan
8. 2(asz@c) amar-e2-gibil
9. dub-sar
10. 2(asz@c) munus-PA-du10
reverse
column 1
1. szesz-gesztin
2. 2(asz@c) sza3-gu2-ba
3. amar-abzu
4. 2(asz@c) ASZ2-mud
5. gala
6. [...] amar-tur3
7. pa4-ul4-[gal]
8. [...] {d}sud3-[...]
rest broken
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) nam-mah
2. AN-ur-sag
3. 2(asz@c) utu-ukken-a
4. engar
5. [...] UD#?-[...]
rest broken
column 3
1. lu2-ma2
2. 2(asz@c) KA-lugal-zi
3. nu-kiri6
4. 2(asz@c) PA-du10
5. AK#?-[{d}sud3]
rest broken
column 4
1. szesz-gesztin
2. 2(asz@c) tul2-sag-du10
3. a2-KU
4. 2(asz@c) {d}sud3-x-[...]
rest broken
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) szubur
2. {d}nin-PA
3. 1(asz@c) ar3-du2-{d}sud3
4. 1(asz@c)#? [...]
rest broken
column 6
1. 2(asz@c) na-na
2. sagi
3. 2(asz@c) NI-NI
4. balax(LAK020)
rest broken
column 7
1. an-sze3-gu2
2. 2(u@c) 1(asz@c)#? ansze-apin
3. dub#-[...]
4. 1(u@c) [...]
rest broken

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Collections

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (donkeys.)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: NTSŠ, 0444

[Jestin1957NTSŠ] Jestin, Raymond R. 1957. Nouveaux Textes Sumériens de Shuruppak. Paris.
history: EDATS p., 4 (18) no. 139

[Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.
history: WVDOG 143, 010

[Steible2015WVDOG143] Steible, Horst, and Fatma Yıldız. 2015. Wirtschaftstexte Aus Fara II : Texte Der Viehverwaltung von Šuruppak. Vol. 143. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft. Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz.
citation: ZA 66, p.156-195, p. 168

[Edzard1976Wirtschaftstexte] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1976. “Fāra Und Abu Ṣalābiḫ. Die „Wirtschaftstexte“.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 66: 156–95.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist Š 0444
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No: FS-2156
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
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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
2024-06-11 at 13:46:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-07-11 at 08:02:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:07	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“NTSŠ 0444 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010524.

NTSŠ 0444 artifact entry (No. P010524). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010524 (Original work published 2001)

NTSŠ 0444 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010524 (Accessed: February 15, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010524},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“NTSŠ 0444 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010524.

NTSŠ 0444 artifact entry (No. P010524). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010524 (Original work published 2001)

NTSŠ 0444 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010524 (Accessed: February 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {NTS{\v {S}} 0444 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010524},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010524},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P010524
M1  - 2026/2/15/
TI  - NTSŠ 0444 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010524
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