SF 047 (P010632)

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 12619

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (professions (ED Lu2 C).)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. tu
2. tu-a
3. gu4 tab-diri
4. max(SI)-DU
5. max(SI)-lah5
6. max(SI):gin2
7. ugula
8. x x x
column 2
1. |IGI.DUB|-bar
2. sipa udu
3. lu2 sag szid udu
4. lu2 {gesz}nig2-la2
5. gu2-szu-du8
6. lu2 masz2-szu-gid2
7. lu2 udu-|HIxASZ2|
8. dim2-la2
9. muhaldim
column 3
1. mu-ti
2. lu2 x-lah4
3. gal-sanga
4. gal-sanga kasz
5. sag gesz-gi
6. ad-NE
7. |SZU2.AD|
8. |NUNUZ.AB2xASZGAB|?-szu-gal2
9. u2-a
10. RI-BI
column 4
1. lu2#? {kusz#?}usan3-du3
2. gu-la2
3. LAGAR@g-ARAD2?
4. lu2 EN-ga6
5. lu2 gu4-DI-lah5
6. lu2 ansze-DI-lah6
  ansze = LAK239
7. lu2 masz2-nita du10
reverse
column 1
1. DU-DI
2. gub3-ra2
3. sipa ansze
  ansze = LAK239
4. lu2 ansze-|HIxASZ2|
5. in-TAR
6. lu2 e2-gigir2
7. szusz3
column 2
1. lu2 nesag
2. sza3-zu
3. NIM-zu
4. lu2 en:nu
5. nagar{ki}
6. gidim? igi-du8
7. ensix(|EN.LI|)
8. ara
9. |TAK4.ALAN|
column 3
1. kaskal-erim2
2. unu3
3. sipa gu4
4. gu4-lah5
5. tesz2-tuku
6. lu2 nar
  nar = LAK242
7. lu2 ezem
8. lu2 bur2-balag
9. lu2 RI-lagar
column 4
1. lu2 gi-di
2. lu2 ad-da
3. lu2 |KAxUD|:gar3-gar3:LAK050
4. ezem engar
5. lu2 ninda:du-da
6. szu-gub3
7. SAR#-nagar
column 5
1. ASZ-ti
2. |EN.URUDU|?
3. du3-e2
4. lu2 E-du-da
5. e2-du8
6. lu2 ganun
7. lu2 ninda2
8. lu2 ku6:du-da

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (professions (ED Lu2 C).)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P010632

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 12619
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P010632
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P010632

References

  • primary: SF, 047

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

  • 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: MSL 12, 14f.

    [Landsberger1969MSL12] Landsberger, Benno, Erica Reiner, and Marcel Sigrist. 1969. A Reconstruction of Sumerian and Akkadian Lexical Lists. Materials for Sumerian Lexicon 12. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

  • citation: M. Lambert 1953a, 142

    [sec3613] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2024-07-03 at 13:55:18 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
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
2013-11-30 at 08:30:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-11-29 at 21:49:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:34:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI 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 047 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010632.
SF 047 artifact entry (No. P010632). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010632 (Original work published 2001)
SF 047 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010632 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
@misc{2024SF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {SF 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010632},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010632},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010632
LB  - CDLI:P010632
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - SF 047 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010632
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SF 047 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010632.
SF 047 artifact entry (No. P010632). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010632 (Original work published 2001)
SF 047 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010632 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
@misc{2024SF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {SF 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010632},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010632},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010632
LB  - CDLI:P010632
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - SF 047 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010632
ER  -
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