SF 068 (P010661)

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

Cite

Photo

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12628

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (wood.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Lexical (wood.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010661
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010661

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 12628
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P010661

References

primary: SF, 068

[Deimel1923SF] Deimel, P. Anton. 1923. Schultexte Aus Fara. Vol. 43. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft.
history: ATU 3, p. 23 (Holz)

[Englund1993ATU3] Englund, Robert K., and Hans J. Nissen. 1993. Die Lexikalischen Listen Der Archaischen Texte Aus Uruk. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 3. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.
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: NABU 2016/3

[Bonechi2016EDlist] Bonechi, Marco. 2016. “The ED List of Trees and Wooden Objects (SF 68; IAS 18+19, 20; MEE 15 70-74).” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 2016/3.
citation: Ebla 1975-1985 (pp. 131-158), 134

[Civil1987EarlyHar-ra] Civil, Miguel. 1987. “The Early History of HAR-Ra: The Ebla Link.” Edited by Luigi Cagni. Ebla 1975-1985. Dieci Anni Di Studi Linguistici e Filologici: Atti Del Convegno Internazionale (Napoli, 9-11 Ottobre 1985), Dipartimento di Studi Asiatici Series Minor, 27: 131–58.

(arch. HAR-ra)

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	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
2024-09-05 at 09:12:40	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-05 at 09:10:22	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
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“SF 068 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010661.

SF 068 artifact entry (No. P010661). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010661 (Original work published 2001)

SF 068 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010661 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {SF 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010661},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010661},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010661
LB  - CDLI:P010661
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - SF 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010661
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SF 068 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010661.

SF 068 artifact entry (No. P010661). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010661 (Original work published 2001)

SF 068 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010661 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

@misc{2024SF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {SF 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010661},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010661},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010661
LB  - CDLI:P010661
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - SF 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010661
ER  -