CDLI Lexical 000012, ex. 001 (P010677)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12806

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (domestic animals (list A).)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. ab2 ur3
2. ab2 szarx(NE)
3. ab2 babbar
4. ab2 kukku5
5. ab2 esz
6. ab2 szu
7. ab2 bar szu
8. ab2 gi
9. ab2 bar gi
10. ab2 szuhubx(|MUL.BAR|)
11. ab2 su4
12. ab2 dara4
13. ab2 sza3 dara4
14. ab2 ti [dara4]
15. ab2 [...]
16. ab2 [...]
column 2
1. ab2 mah2
2. ab2 kun babbar
3. ab2 uszx(LAK672)-ga
4. ab2 szul
5. ab2 |3(ASZ)+ZAG|
6. ab2 |3(ASZ)+ZAG| dara4
7. ab2 sag
8. ab2 dara4 sag
9. ab2-ab2
10. ab2 LAK050
11. gu4 ur3
12. gu4 szarx(NE)
13. gu4 babbar
14. gu4 kukku5
15. gu4 esz
column 3
1. gu4 szu
2. gu4 bar szu
3. gu4 gi
4. gu4 bar gi
5. gu4 szuhubx(|MUL.BAR|)
6. gu4 su4
7. gu4 dara4
8. gu4 sza3 dara4
9. gu4 ti dara4
10. gu4 sig7
11. gu4 sig7 kukku5
12. gu4 mah2
13. gu4 kun babbar
14. gu4 uszx(LAK672a)-ga
15. gu4 szul
16. gu4 |3(ASZ)+ZAG|
17. gu4 |3(ASZ)+ZAG| dara4
18. gu4 sag
column 4
1. [gu4] dara4 sag#
2. gu4-gu4
3. gu4 LAK050
4. amar ur3
5. amar szarx(NE)
6. amar babbar
7. amar kukku5
8. amar esz
9. amar szu
10. amar bar szu
11. amar gi
12. amar bar gi
13. amar szuhubx(|MUL.BAR|)
14. amar su4
15. amar dara4
16. amar sza3 dara4
column 5
1. amar [ti] dara4
2. amar sig7
3. amar sig7 kukku5
4. amar mah2
5. amar kun babbar
6. amar uszx(LAK672a)-ga
7. amar szul
8. amar |3(ASZ)+ZAG|
9. amar |3(ASZ)+ZAG| dara4
10. amar sag
11. amar dara4 sag
12. amar-amar
13. amar LAK050
14. am ur3
15. am szarx(NE)
16. am babbar
17. am kukku5
column 6
1. am esz
2. am szu
3. am bar szu
4. am gi
5. am bar gi
6. am szuhubx(|MUL.BAR|)
7. am su4
8. am dara4
9. am sza3 dara4
10. am ti dara4
11. am sig7
12. am sig7 kukku5
13. am# mah2
14. [am] kun# babbar
reverse
column 1
1. [am] uszx(LAK672a)#-ga#
2. am# szul
3. am |3(ASZ)+ZAG|
4. am |3(ASZ)+ZAG| dara4
5. am sag
6. am dara4 sag
7. am-am
8. am LAK050
9. szilam
10. szilam gal
11. immal
12. immal gal
13. ab2 munzerx(|SZESZ.KI.(DIMxSZE)|)
column 2
1. ab2 si babbar
2. ab2 si su4
3. ab2 NAGAR
4. ab2 {d}karkar
5. naga LU-AB2
6. u8 kukku5
7. u8 babbar
8. u8# GAM#?-GAM
9. [...]
10. uz3# gi
11. u8 NE-NU
12. szilam
13. szilam kar
14. immal
15. immal kar
column 3
  blank space
column 4
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (domestic animals (list A).)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Lexical 000012 (ED Animals A) composite (P499080) Q000012 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P010677

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 12806
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P010677
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P010677

References

  • history: SF, 081

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

  • history: ATU 3, p. 22 (Rinder)

    [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.

  • history: MEE 03, p. 47-56, 251f.

    [Pettinato1981MEE3] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1981. Testi Lessicali Monolingui Della Biblioteca L. 2769. Materiali Epigrafici Di Ebla. Vol. 3. Seminario Di Studi Asiatica. Series Maior 3. Napoli: Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.

  • history: Krecher 1983

    [sec3705] N.d.

  • citation: JCS 20 (pp. 73-88), 1966, 84 fn. 78

    [Biggs1966JCS20] Biggs, Robert D. 1966. “ The Abū Ṣalābīkh Tablets. A Preliminary Survey.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 20 (2): 73–88. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359031.

  • citation: OIP 99, p. 39, p. 80

    [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 15:38:30 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
2024-08-30 at 09:55:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-08 at 08:57:22 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
2024-07-03 at 13:53:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-23 at 09:44:57 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata, Other metadata Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2024-05-23 at 09:18:52 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata, Other metadata Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2016-09-06 at 13:08:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:34:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000012, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010677.
CDLI Lexical 000012, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P010677). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010677 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000012, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010677 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010677},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010677},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000012, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010677.
CDLI Lexical 000012, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P010677). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010677 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000012, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010677 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000012, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010677},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010677},
}


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