NTSŠ 0569 (P010526)

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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0569

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'. x-x-sze3
2'. 6(asz@c) a-RI-ti
column 2
1'. [...] lu2-x-sze3
2'. [gu2?]-isz-[DU?{ki?}]
3'. [...]
4'. [...]
5'. 1(asz@c)#? [x] AN-nu-me
6'. nagar#
7'. [...]-A
8'. [...]
9'. [...]
10'. [dam?]-gar3
11'. nin#?-ul4-gal
12'. 2(asz@c) eden-si
13'. szu-ku6
14'. 2(asz@c) ur-dumu-zi
15'. [bara2]-ki#-ba#?
16'. 1(asz@c) utu-szita
17'. pa4-{d}anzu
column 3
1. [...] har-tu-{d}sud3
2. nagar
3. ur2-TAR
4. 2(asz@c) pa-bilx(|GISZ.PAP.BIL|)-ga
5. gu2-ISZ-DU{ki}
6. 2(asz@c) AN-URUDU
7. [...]-ra
8. 1(asz@c) [mes]-ur2-ba
9. 1(asz@c) nin-da-di-mah
10. a-zu5
11. gu2-ISZ-DU{ki}
12. 2(asz@c) AN-nu-me
13. lugal-ki-gal-la
14. 2(asz@c) mes-su13
15. 1(asz@c) mu-da
16. [ba]-la-la
17. 1/2(asz@c) amar#-tur3
18. pa4-ul4-gal
19. szesz-nin
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) lugal-ki-dur2-du10
2. ur-{d}sud3
3. nig2-gal2-du10
4. 1(asz@c) ni2-kur-ra
5. engar
6. ensi2-GAR
7. 1/2(asz@c) szubur
8. aszgab
9. ur-esz3
10. 1(u@c) SZESZ-KI-na
11. ganun
12. 1(asz@c) KA-zi
13. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-anzu
14. 2(asz@c) unken-a
15. 2(asz@c) en-nu-kur-sze3
16. 2(asz@c) ur-sipa
17. 1(asz@c) za3-ta
18. 2(asz@c) NI-NI
19. ba-la
20. 3(asz@c) ur-nin-ri8-ru
reverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) a-gesztin
2. dub-sar
3. na-gada
4. {d}sud3
5. 1(asz@c) pa4-a2-nu-kusz2
6. NI-NI
7. 1(asz@c) szubur
8. iri-az-za7
9. 1(asz@c) a-NE-zi-da
10. gal-zu-ur-sag
11. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-[...]-gal
n lines missing
1'. [...]-sar
2'. [...] DU-mes?
3'. 2(asz@c) enku{ku6}
4'. 2(asz@c) lu2-lum-ma
5'. LAK60-ma
6'. [...]
column 2
1. maszkim
2. [...]-KI
3. [...] har-tu-{d}sud3
4. maszkim#
5. nibru#[{ki}]
6. [...]-ti#
rest of column missing
column 3
1'. nin#-[...]
2'. 1(asz@c) IM-[...]
3'. du7-du7
4'. 1(asz@c) utu-ur-sag
5'. munus-NAM2
6'. 1(asz@c) e2-pirig-gal
7'. engar ensi2-GAR
8'. 1(asz@c) lugal-ezen
9'. e2-kur#
rest of column missing
column 4
1'. 1(asz@c) amar-szuba3
2'. nagar
3'. sa12-du5
4'. 1/2(asz@c) kun-kun
5'. szitim
6'. 1(asz@c) be2-li-li
7'. geszgal-di
8'. 1/2(asz@c) a-zu5-zu5
9'. nin-ul4-gal
10'. abgal-IB
rest of column missing
column 5
1'. ama-[bur?]-ra
2'. 1/2(asz@c) zu5-na
3'. ur-utu
4'. 1/2(asz@c)? ur-[dumu]-zi
5'. [... AN?]-ur2-[sze3?]
6'. [dub]-sar
7'. [...] di-utu
8'. lu2#-pa3
9'. [... lu2]-kisal-si
rest of column missing
column 6
1'. [...]-e3
2'. dam-gar3
3'. 1/2(asz@c) ha-li-li
rest of column missing

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	P010526
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010526

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 0569
Accession Number

References

primary: NTSŠ, 0569

[Jestin1957NTSS] Jestin, Raymond R. 1957. Nouveaux Textes Sumériens de Shuruppak. Paris.
history: EDATS p., 3 (01) no. 037

[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. 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
2018-01-16 at 21:21:52	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-11-21 at 10:14:30	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	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 0569 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010526.

NTSŠ 0569 artifact entry (No. P010526). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010526 (Original work published 2001)

NTSŠ 0569 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010526 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010526},
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Cite this Artifact

“NTSŠ 0569 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010526.

NTSŠ 0569 artifact entry (No. P010526). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010526 (Original work published 2001)

NTSŠ 0569 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010526 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {NTS{\v {S}} 0569 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010526},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010526},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - NTSŠ 0569 artifact entry
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