SF 056 (P010646)

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

Cite

Photo

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12582

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

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

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010646
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010646

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 12582
Accession Number

References

primary: SF, 056

[Deimel1923SF] Deimel, P. Anton. 1923. Schultexte Aus Fara. Vol. 43. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft.
citation: JCS 28 (pp. 109- 126), 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. 38

[Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.
citation: Cohen 1876, 89

[sec3638] N.d.

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
2024-07-08 at 13:15:53	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 056 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010646.

SF 056 artifact entry (No. P010646). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010646 (Original work published 2001)

SF 056 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010646 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {SF 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010646},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010646},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010646
LB  - CDLI:P010646
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - SF 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010646
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SF 056 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010646.

SF 056 artifact entry (No. P010646). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010646 (Original work published 2001)

SF 056 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010646 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

@misc{2024SF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {SF 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010646},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010646},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010646
LB  - CDLI:P010646
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - SF 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010646
ER  -