TSŠ 0008 (P010705)

Administrative tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0008

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (wagon parts?)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) gesz-DUL3#
2. KA-zi
3. 1(asz@c) ur-nusku2
4. 1(asz@c) amar-KID-nun#
5. SUR-gu-nun
6. 1(asz@c) KA-nun-ki-ba
7. 1(asz@c) ar3-du2-{d}sud3
8. a-du7#
9. [...]
column 2
1. sikil
2. 1(asz@c) utu-ur-sag
3. simug
4. 1(asz@c) abzu-ki-du10
5. dub-sar
6. 1(asz@c) ur-dumu-zi
7. dub-sar
8. 1(asz@c) dingir#-nu#-me
9. lu2-geme2-zi
10. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}gu2-la2#
11. [1(asz@c)] lugal#-engar#-zi
12. x-[x]-zi
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) gal-LI-LI
2. nagar
3. 1(asz@c) dingir-nu-me
4. lugal-inim-zu
5. 1(asz@c) nin-ukken-a
6. na-gada
7. 1(asz@c) e2-na-lu
8. {d}nu-musz-da
9. na-U2-U2
10. 1(asz@c) ba-zi
11. 1(asz@c) e2-na-lu-lu
12. sagi
13. 1(asz@c) ur-lugal#-DU
14. [dingir]-nu#-[me]
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) en-MU-du10
2. 1(asz@c) UR-UR
3. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-me-szu#-du7#
4. 1(asz@c) dingir-nu-me
5. masz-{d}sud3
6. 1(asz@c) ad-da
7. engar
8. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-ur-sag
9. masz-{d}sud3
10. 1(asz@c) NI-NI
11. masz-{d}sud3
12. 1(asz@c) szubur
13. engar#
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) szubur
2. ba-ti
3. 1(asz@c) pa4-alim
4. 1(asz@c) AK-dingir
5. mar
6. 1(asz@c) mes-u4-ba
7. abgal
8. 1(asz@c) amar-szuba3
9. <gal>-dam#-gar3
10. 1(asz@c) dingir-nu-me
11. e2-sahar#-ta-<e3>
12. 1(asz@c) ur-dumu#-zi#?
13. szitim#
column 6
1. 1(asz@c) ni2-<zu>-kur-sze3
2. ur#-dumu#-zi
3. 1(asz@c) pa4#?-zi#
4. 1(asz@c) e2-a-nun
5. {d}nin-PA
6. 1(asz@c) e2-zi#-pa#-e3
7. {d}gibil6#
8. 1(asz@c) dumu-nun-szita#
9. ba-ba
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (wagon parts?)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010705
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010705

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	FS-2098
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number	Ist Š 0008
Accession Number

References

primary: TSŠ, 0008

[Jestin1937TSS] Jestin, Raymond R. 1937. Tablettes Sumériennes de S̈uruppak Conservées Au Musée de Stamboul. Mémoires de L’institut Français d’Archéologie de Stamboul 3. Paris : E. de Boccard.
history: EDATS p., 4 (25) no. 174

[Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.
history: WVDOG 143, 161

[Steible2015WVDOG143] Steible, Horst, and Fatma Yıldız. 2015. Wirtschaftstexte Aus Fara II : Texte Der Viehverwaltung von Šuruppak. Vol. 143. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft. Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz.
citation: ZA 66, p.156-195, p. 169

[Edzard1976Wirtschaftstexte] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1976. “Fāra Und Abu Ṣalābiḫ. Die „Wirtschaftstexte“.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 66: 156–95.
citation: Visicato 1991, 357f.

[Visicato1991] Visicato, Giuseppe. 1991.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-20 at 10:26:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-20 at 19:49:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 13:06:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-29 at 19:49:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-11 at 13:46:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-07-11 at 08:02:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-04-04 at 12:06:49	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:07	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TSŠ 0008 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010705.

TSŠ 0008 artifact entry (No. P010705). (2024, September 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010705 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010705 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010705},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010705},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010705
LB  - CDLI:P010705
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - TSŠ 0008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010705
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TSŠ 0008 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010705.

TSŠ 0008 artifact entry (No. P010705). (2024, September 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010705 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010705 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010705},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010705},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010705
LB  - CDLI:P010705
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - TSŠ 0008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010705
ER  -