RA 032, 126 (P010544)

Administrative tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

unknown

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (house purchase.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) uruda ma-na
2. sa10 e2
3. 1(asz@c) 1(u@c) e2-bi gin2 sar
4. 2(u@c) uruda ma-na
5. nig2-diri
6. 1(asz@c) sze lid2-ga
7. nig2-ba
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) 1/2(disz@c) siki ma-na
2. tug2!
3. 3(u@c) ninda
4. 3(u@c) gug2
5. 5(asz@c) kur2 tu7(|HIxASZ@c|)
6. 5(asz@c) kur2 edakuax(|LAGABxHA|)
7. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
8. sza3-gu2-ba sag-da
9. {d}sud3!-pa4?-x
column 3
1. lu2 ki-inim
2. lugal
3. sag-du10
4. lu2 sa10 gu7
5. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}en!-ki
6. ga-lu
7. 1(asz@c) me-an-ne2-si
8. gurusz-tab
9. 1(asz@c) e2-me-lam2#
column 4
1. gurusz-tab
2. {d}nin-unu-{an}anzu2{muszen}
3. dam-gar3
4. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-unu
5. AK
6. 1(asz@c) ur-kin-nir
7. [...]
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) [ur]-{d}nin-|MUSZ%MUSZ|-da#-ru
2. lu2 ki-inim!
3. 1(asz@c) uruda ma-na
4. 1(u@c) ninda
5. 1(u@c) gug2
6. [n(asz@c) kur2 tu7]
7. [n(asz@c) kur2 edakuax(|LAGABxHA|)]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. um-mi-a
3. lu2 e2 esz2 gar
4. 1(ban2@c) sze
5. 2(asz@c) ninda
6. 3(asz@c) gug2
7. 2(asz@c) kur2 tu7
8. 2(asz@c) edakuax(|LAGABxHA|)
rest of column broken
column 2
1. AK
2. lu2 e2 sa10
3. bala
4. nam-mah
5. ki-uzug3

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 (house purchase.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010544
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P010544

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Shuruppak (mod. Fara) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number	unknown
Accession Number

References

primary: RA 32, p.125-130, p. 126

[Legrain1935textes] Legrain, Léon. 1935. “Quelques Textes Anciens.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 32: 125–30.
history: OIP 104, 105

[Gelb1991OIP104] Gelb, Ignace J., Piotr Steinkeller, and Robert M. Whiting. 1991. Earliest Land Tenure Systems in the Near East: Ancient Kudurrus (ELTS). The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications 104. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/earliest-land-tenure-systems-near-east-ancient-kudurrus.
history: Prosopografia Fara, XV

[Pomponio1987Fara] Pomponio, Francesco. 1987. La Prosopografia Dei Testi Presargonici Di Fara. Studi Semitici ; Nuova Ser., 3. Roma : Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza.”

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2020-04-29 at 09:22:22	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2014-03-13 at 17:23:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2010-07-05 at 12:10:46	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“RA 032, 126 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010544.

RA 032, 126 artifact entry (No. P010544). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010544 (Original work published 2001)

RA 032, 126 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010544 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {RA 032, 126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010544},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010544},
}

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TI  - RA 032, 126 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“RA 032, 126 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010544.

RA 032, 126 artifact entry (No. P010544). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010544 (Original work published 2001)

RA 032, 126 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010544 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

@misc{2024RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {RA 032, 126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010544},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010544},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010544
LB  - CDLI:P010544
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - RA 032, 126 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010544
ER  -