Shuruppak 0978 (P010690)

Administrative tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

unknown

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010690
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010690

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)
Museum Number	unknown
Accession Number

References

primary: Alster, Shuruppak, 978

[Alster1974Shuruppak] Alster, Bendt. 1974. The Instructions of Šurruppak : A Sumerian Proverb Collection. Vol. 2. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen Studies in Assyriology. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Shuruppak 0978 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P010690.

Shuruppak 0978 artifact entry (No. P010690). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010690

Shuruppak 0978 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010690 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).

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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {Shuruppak 0978 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010690},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010690},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P010690
LB  - CDLI:P010690
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - Shuruppak 0978 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010690
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Shuruppak 0978 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P010690.

Shuruppak 0978 artifact entry (No. P010690). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010690

Shuruppak 0978 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010690 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).

@misc{2001Shuruppak,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {Shuruppak 0978 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010690},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010690},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P010690
LB  - CDLI:P010690
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - Shuruppak 0978 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010690
ER  -