SF 039 (P010622)

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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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12606

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

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

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P010622

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 12606
Accession Number

References

  • primary: SF, 039

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

  • citation: AOAT 025, 020-021

    [Alster1976AOAT25] Alster, Bendt. 1976. “Early Pattern in Mesopotamian Literature.” In Kramer Anniversary Volume : Cuneiform Studies in Honor of Samuel Noah Kramer, 25:13–24. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.

  • citation: JCS 28 (pp. 109- 126), 115-116

    [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

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

  • citation: JCS 28 (pp. 82-92), 1976, 86

    [Cohen1976JCS28] Cohen, Mark E. 1976. “The Name Nintinugga with a Note on the Possible Identification of Tell Abu Salābīkh.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 28 (2): 82–92. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359496.

  • citation: Krebernik, OBO 160/1 (pp. 235-427), fn. 801, p. 328-329

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-30 at 16:22:09 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
2024-08-31 at 15:59:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-31 at 15:52:43 Firth, Richard Artifact 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
2024-07-08 at 13:15:53 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 13:14:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 13:11:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-27 at 13:57:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“SF 039 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010622.
SF 039 artifact entry (No. P010622). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010622 (Original work published 2001)
SF 039 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010622 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2024SF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 30},
	title = {SF 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010622},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010622},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010622
LB  - CDLI:P010622
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - SF 039 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010622
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SF 039 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010622.
SF 039 artifact entry (No. P010622). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010622 (Original work published 2001)
SF 039 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010622 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2024SF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 30},
	title = {SF 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010622},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010622},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010622
LB  - CDLI:P010622
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - SF 039 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010622
ER  -
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