SF 050* (P010639)

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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Lineart

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12749

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (cultic incantation?)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (cultic incantation?)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010639
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010639

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
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 12749
Accession Number

References

primary: SF, 050*

[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: Krebernik, OBO 160/1 (pp. 235-427), p. 318 with fn. 772

[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: Fs Wilcke p. 151-180, p. 168-169, no. 1 // SF 030

[Krebernik2003Drachenmutter] Krebernik, Manfred. 2003. “Drachenmutter Und Himmelsrebe? Zur Frühgeschichte Dumuzis Und Seiner Familie.” In Literatur, Politik Und Recht in Mesopotamien. Festschrift Für Claus Wilcke, edited by Walther Sallaberger, Konrad Volk, and Annette Zgoll, 151–80. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

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
2024-08-30 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, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“SF 050* Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010639.

SF 050* artifact entry (No. P010639). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010639 (Original work published 2001)

SF 050* artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010639 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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	month = {sep 30},
	title = {SF 050* artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010639},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“SF 050* Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010639.

SF 050* artifact entry (No. P010639). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010639 (Original work published 2001)

SF 050* artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010639 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 30},
	title = {SF 050* artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010639},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010639},
}

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DA  - 2024/9/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010639
LB  - CDLI:P010639
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - SF 050* artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010639
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