SF 038 (P010621)

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

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Photo

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12766

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary ((UD.GAL.NUN): UD?)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary ((UD.GAL.NUN): UD?)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010621
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010621

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)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 12766
Accession Number

References

primary: SF, 038

[Deimel1923SF] Deimel, P. Anton. 1923. Schultexte Aus Fara. Vol. 43. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft.
citation: JCS 28 (pp. 109- 126), p. 117, 120f

[Alster1976JCS28] Alster, Bendt. 1976. “On the Earliest Sumerian Literary Tradition.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 28 (2): 109–26. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359501.
citation: OIP 99, p. 37, p. 41, p. 88

[Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.
citation: Fs Hrouda 154, p. 278, 308

[Krebernik1994FsHrouda] Krebernik, Manfred. 1994. Beiträge Zur Altorientalischen Archäologie Und Altertumskunde : Festschrift Für Barthel Hrouda Zum 65. Geburtstag, 151–57.
citation: Krebernik, OBO 160/1 (pp. 235-427), fn. 804, fn. 806, fn. 812, p. 328

[Krebernik1998OBO160/1] Krebernik, Manfred. 1998. “Die Texte Aus Fāra Und Tell Abū Ṣalābīḫ.” In Annäherungen 1: Mesopotamien. Späturuk-Zeit Und Frühdynastische Zeit, edited by Pascal Attinger and Markus Wäfler, 235–427. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 160/1. Freiburg Schweiz: Universitätsverlag.
citation: BiOr 35 (pp. 155-160), 157

[Krecher1978BiOr35] “Sumerische Literatur Der Fāra-Zeit: Die UD.GAL.NUN-Texte (I).” 1978. Bibliotheca Orientalis, no. 35: 155–60.
citation: Quadsem 18 (pp. 285-304), 303

[Krecher1992Quadsem18] Krecher, Joachim. 1992. “UD.GAL.NUN versus ‘Normal’ Sumerian: Two Literatures or One?” Literature and Literary Language at Ebla, Quaderni di Semitistica, 18: 285–304.
citation: OrAnt 20 (pp. 81-97 & 305), 83-85

[Lambert1981OrAnt20] Lambert, Wilfred G. 1981. “Studies in UD.GAL.NUN.” Oriens Antiquus 20: 81-97 + add. 305.
citation: Biggs 1970, 001-002

[sec3588] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-30 at 16:22:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-16 at 17:44:33	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-16 at 17:41:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-31 at 15:59:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-30 at 13:16:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-20 at 19:47:02	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-19 at 13:32:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-08 at 13:15:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-08 at 10:06:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 13:55:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 13:11:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-27 at 13:57:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“SF 038 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010621.

SF 038 artifact entry (No. P010621). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010621 (Original work published 2001)

SF 038 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010621 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 30},
	title = {SF 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010621},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010621},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - SF 038 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SF 038 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010621.

SF 038 artifact entry (No. P010621). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010621 (Original work published 2001)

SF 038 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010621 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

@misc{2024SF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 30},
	title = {SF 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010621},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010621},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010621
LB  - CDLI:P010621
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - SF 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010621
ER  -