NTSŠ 0496 (P010525)

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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Photo

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0496

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. ar3-du2-{d}sud3
3. dam-gar3
4. 1(asz@c) SZESZ-KI-na
5. gudu4
6. 3(asz@c) amar#-gi
7. 2(asz@c) x-[x]
rest broken
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) amar-ku3
2. sangax(|SZID.NIG2|)
3. 1(asz@c) ka-tar-zi
4. gudu4
5. 2(asz@c) szubur
6. masz-da5
7. [sag]-narx(LAK244)#
rest broken
column 3
1. e2-ur2-ni
2. 2(asz@c) szesz-gesztin
3. amar-abzu
4. 2(asz@c) abzu-mud
5. na-gada
6. 1(asz@c)#? ur2-ni
7. [u2]-dul4
8. [2(asz@c)?] szubur#
9. utu#-ur-sag
10. [munus]-NAM2
11. [2(asz@c) a2-nu]-kusz2
12. [gala]
13. [1(asz@c) szesz-tur]
column 4
1. nimgir
2. 1(asz@c) gal-kiri6
3. 1(asz@c) AN-ur2-sze3
4. szubur
5. u2-dul4
6. 3(asz@c) [e2]-pirig#-gal
7. nagar#
8. 2(asz@c) hur-sag-sze3-mah
9. lunga3
10. 2(asz@c) lum-ma
11. munus#-[NIG2-LI]-LI#
12. [...]
13. [...]
column 5
1. 2(asz@c) [me]-an#-[si]
2. e2-ki-du10-ga
3. 2(asz@c) SZESZ-KI-na
4. e2-[gal?]-la
5. 1(asz@c) u2-tuku#
6. munus-a2-nu-kusz2
7. a-gesztin
8. 1(asz@c) szubur
9. en-kur-nu-hun
10. 2(asz@c) szubur
11. engar#
12. [mes-e2-zi-da]
column 6
1. [n] ar3-du2#-[{d}sud3]
2. [{d}]tu#-mu2
3. [2(asz@c)] AK#
4. [az]-za
5. ugula
6. 3(asz@c) {gesz}gesztu-la-bi
7. [gal?]-kinda2
8. 2(asz@c) ur#-{d}nu-musz#-da#
9. [ba-da]
reverse
column 1
1. [2(asz@c) ...]
2. dub-[sar?]
3. 2(asz@c) pa4 [x?]
4. me-bilx(|PAP.GISZ.BIL|)
5. 2(asz@c) ur-nin-kur
6. lu2-gu4
7. e2-kur
8. 2(asz@c) sag-nin-da
9. 2(asz@c) utu-szita
10. dub-sar
11. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-ur-[sag]
12. [a-NI]
column 2
1. [3(asz@c)? dingir-nu-me]
2. lugal#-ki-gal#-la#
3. 2(asz@c) KA-ni
4. gudu4
5. kin-nir
6. 1(asz@c) ar3-du2-{d}sud3
7. nar
8. aszgab
9. 2(asz@c) ur-e2-nun-gal
10. a-zu5-zu5
11. 2(asz@c) {d}sud3-anzux(MI){muszen}
12. [en-nagar-sza3]
13. [2(asz@c)? utu-ur-sag]
column 3
1. ugula# sukkal#
2. 1(asz@c) e2-alan-ge6
3. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-ur-sag
4. ad-kup4
5. 2(asz@c) bilx(|PAP.GISZ.BIL|)-{+an}anzux(MI){muszen}
6. na-di-nu
7. 1(asz@c) ad-da
8. i3-du8
9. 2(asz@c) {d}sud3-anzux(MI){muszen}
10. [nimgir]
11. [2(asz@c)? a]-nun#-[{d}sud3]
column 4
1. [n dingir-nu-me]
2. e2-[sahar]-ta-<e3>
3. 1(asz@c) szita
4. dub-sar
5. 2(asz@c) ad-da-da
6. ur-tul2-sag
7. 2(asz@c) szubur
8. {d}nam-|URUxSIG4|
9. 1(asz@c) nam-mah
10. gudu4
11. 1(asz@c) NI-NI
12. [x-x-x?]
13. [1(asz@c)] e2#-gissu#-bi-du10
column 5
1. [muhaldim]
2. [2(asz@c)? e2-na]
3. lu2#-gu4#
4. e2-kur
5. 3(asz@c) szubur
6. ba-lul
7. 2(asz@c) ar3-du2-{d}sud3
8. nu-kiri6
9. 2(asz@c) lum-ma
10. dub-sar
11. 1(asz@c) bil-ga-ni
12. dingir-nu-me
13. lu2#-geme2-zi#-da
column 6
beginning broken
1'. [...]-x
2'. [n] a#?-NI-NI
blank space
3'. an-sze3-gu2
4'. [n] 2(u@c) ansze-apin

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 (donkeys.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010525
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P010525

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Written In
Excavation Number	FS-2121
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number	Ist Š 0496
Accession Number

References

primary: NTSŠ, 0496

[Jestin1957NTSŠ] Jestin, Raymond R. 1957. Nouveaux Textes Sumériens de Shuruppak. Paris.
history: EDATS p., 4 (18) no. 117

[Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.
history: WVDOG 143, 011

[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.

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 21:47:50	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2017-07-11 at 08:02:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2017-03-04 at 09:54:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2016-02-25 at 12:51:06	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	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

Cite this Artifacts

“NTSŠ 0496 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010525.

NTSŠ 0496 artifact entry (No. P010525). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010525 (Original work published 2001)

NTSŠ 0496 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010525 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010525},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“NTSŠ 0496 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010525.

NTSŠ 0496 artifact entry (No. P010525). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010525 (Original work published 2001)

NTSŠ 0496 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010525 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {NTS{\v {S}} 0496 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010525},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010525},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - NTSŠ 0496 artifact entry
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