SF 053 (P010642)

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 12612

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
  (asz@v is a slight impression of gesz2@c stylus)
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@v)# x? GI MI#? DU
2. 1(asz@v)# ildu3-NE
3. 1(asz@v) AK-{d}sud3
4. 1(asz@v) a2!(DA)#-nu#-kusz3#
5. 1(asz@v) munus-a2!(DA)#-nu-kusz3
6. 1(asz@v) a#-uszumgal-DA#
7. 1(asz@v) i-x-x
8. 4(disz)? utu-kur-ra#
9. [...] KA#
10. [...]
column 2
1. n szita
2. n lugal-nam-tar-BU!-PA?-SIKIL
3. 1(disz@t) |IGI+BUR|-sahar-ra
4. 1(disz@t) ur-sag-me3
5. 1(disz@t) ur-nin#-mu2#?
6. x [...]
7. [...]
8. [...]
9. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@v) lugal#-[x]
2. 1(asz@v) mes#-pa3#
3. 1(disz@t) za3#
  blank space
  erasures
column 2
  blank space
  erasures

Text content

Genre(s) School text
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P010642

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
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 12612
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P010642

References

  • primary: SF, 053

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

  • history: Fs Krecher (pp. 327-382), 347-348 16

    [Krebernik2014FsKrecher] Yıldız, Fatma, Horst Steible, and Manfred Krebernik. 2014. “Pra-Fara-Zeitliche Texte Aus Fara.” Edited by Natalya V. Koslova and Gábor Zólyomi. Studies in Sumerian Language and Literature: Festschrift Für Joachim Krecher, 327–82.

  • 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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-19 at 15:42:15 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
2024-08-30 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
2024-07-01 at 14:01:27 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
2017-11-06 at 15:15:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-09-05 at 01:40:04 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“SF 053 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010642.
SF 053 artifact entry (No. P010642). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010642 (Original work published 2001)
SF 053 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010642 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2024SF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {SF 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010642},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010642
LB  - CDLI:P010642
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - SF 053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010642
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“SF 053 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010642.
SF 053 artifact entry (No. P010642). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010642 (Original work published 2001)
SF 053 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010642 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2024SF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {SF 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010642},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010642
LB  - CDLI:P010642
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - SF 053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010642
ER  -
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