CDLI Lexical 000014, ex. 002 (P010580)

Lexical tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12771

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (ED Fish (witness) fish)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. uga#{muszen#}-ku6#
2'. NAM#-ku6
3'. gakkul2#-ku6
4'. kuszu2#-ku6#
column 2'
1. [...]-x
  n lines broken
2'. [...]-ku6#
3'. [...]-ku6#
4'. [...]-sag#-ku6
5'. gu3#-sur#-ku6#
6'. nin-usz-ku6#
7'. kas4#-kas4#-ku6#
8'. kar#-[...]
9'. bi2#?-x-[...]
column 3'
1. x-x-ku6#
  n lines broken
2'. gesz#?-[ur3-ku6]
3'. dim#-[ku6]
4'. ur#-[ku6]
5'. ba#-[ku6]
6'. lu#-ub2#?-ku6#
7'. NE-ku3-ku6
8'. u4-bil-<<ku3>>-ku6
9'. barag-ku6
column 4'
1. LAK244-ku6#
2. lul-ku6#
3. e2-DAR-si?-ku6#?
4. la2-nig2-sag-ku6
5. e2-nam-e3#-ku6
6. erinx(|MUSZ&MUSZ|)-na-ku6
7. bul5#?-[ku6]
  n lines broken
8'. |NINDA2xDIM@g|#-[ku6]
9'. pisan-ku6#
10'. |GA2xNE|-ku6#
11'. gir2-nigin2-ku6#
reverse
column 1
1. UD-PA-ku6#
2. tum12{muszen}-ku6#
3. PI#-asar2#-[ku6]
  rest broken
column 2
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (ED Fish (witness) fish)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Lexical 000014 (ED Fish) composite (P499078) Q000014 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P010580

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 12771
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P010580
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P010580

References

  • history: SF, 011

    [Deimel1923SF] Deimel, P. Anton. 1923. Schultexte Aus Fara. Vol. 43. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft.

  • history: ATU 3, p. 22 (fish)

    [Englund1993ATU3] Englund, Robert K., and Hans J. Nissen. 1993. Die Lexikalischen Listen Der Archaischen Texte Aus Uruk. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 3. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

  • history: MEE 03, p. 91-104

    [Pettinato1981MEE3] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1981. Testi Lessicali Monolingui Della Biblioteca L. 2769. Materiali Epigrafici Di Ebla. Vol. 3. Seminario Di Studi Asiatica. Series Maior 3. Napoli: Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.

  • citation: OIP 99, p. 36, p. 80

    [Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.

  • citation: Englund 1984

    [sec3538] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-19 at 15:38:30 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-16 at 17:44:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-16 at 17:41:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-30 at 13:16:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-30 at 09:55:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 13:55:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 13:53:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-23 at 09:44:57 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata, Other metadata Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2024-05-23 at 09:18:52 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata, Other metadata Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2016-10-25 at 14:24:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-09-06 at 13:08:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:34:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000014, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010580.
CDLI Lexical 000014, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P010580). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010580 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000014, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010580 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000014, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010580.
CDLI Lexical 000014, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P010580). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010580 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000014, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010580 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010580},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010580},
}


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