SF 050 (P010638)

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

Lineart

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12747

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (.?)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (.?)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010638
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P010638

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	48.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 13.0 mm
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 12747
Accession Number

References

primary: SF, 050

[Deimel1923SF] Deimel, P. Anton. 1923. Schultexte Aus Fara. Vol. 43. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft.
history: Krebernik, Manfred, Fs Westenholz, 061-074

[sec3621] N.d.
citation: OIP 99, p. 38

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
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
2024-08-30 at 13:16:52	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
2024-06-27 at 13:57:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“SF 050 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010638.

SF 050 artifact entry (No. P010638). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010638 (Original work published 2001)

SF 050 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010638 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

@misc{2024SF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {SF 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010638},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010638},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“SF 050 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010638.

SF 050 artifact entry (No. P010638). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010638 (Original work published 2001)

SF 050 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010638 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

@misc{2024SF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {SF 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010638},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010638},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010638
LB  - CDLI:P010638
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - SF 050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010638
ER  -