TSŠ 0009 + 0127 (P010706)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0009 + Ist Š 0127

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (donkeys.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(asz@c)# ansze
2. ur-{d#}tu
3. 4(asz@c) ar3-du2-{d}sud3
4. gi4#-za7
5. 2(asz@c) KA-lugal-zi-da
6. ma2-gal-gal
7. 2(asz@c) amar-KID-nun
8. 5(asz@c) enku
9. 2(asz@c) |MI+ZA7|
10. ama-bara2-si
column 2
1. 3(asz@c) {d}buranunax(|KIB@g.NUN|) ur#-sag
2. 2(asz@c) lu-lu aszgab
3. 4(asz@c) dumu-nun-szita
4. simug
5. 1(asz@c) ad-da
6. sagi
7. 3(asz@c) dingir-nu-me
8. lu2-geme2-zi-da
9. 4(asz@c) ur-{d}gu2-la2
10. 4(asz@c) lugal-engar-zi
11. 3(asz@c) gal-LI-LI
12. 2(asz@c) amar-ku3
column 3
1. {d}kin-[nir]
2. 4(asz@c) KA-ni-zi
3. ur-{d}lamma
4. 2(asz@c) e2-na-lu
5. ur-{d}nu-musz-da
6. 2(asz@c) an-dab6-si
7. 3(asz@c) na-U2-U2
8. 4(asz@c) ba-zi
9. 3(asz@c) a-NE-nu
10. engar
11. 1(asz@c) e2-la-lumx(LAK218)
12. 2(asz@c) amar-szuba3
13. {d}gibil6
column 4
1. 4(asz@c)# mes#-u4-ba
2. ba-lul
3. 4(asz@c) ukken-a
4. lugal-ki-gal-la
5. 2(asz@c) mes-u4-ba
6. AB-BAR-TAB
7. 4(asz@c) lugal-szembi3
8. {d}gibil6
9. 4(asz@c) e2-kur-nu-hun
10. {d}nin-PA
11. 2(asz@c) e2-an-da-mu2
12. ugula
13. 1(asz@c) sza3-gu2-ba
14. 2(asz@c) amar-{d}iszkur
column 5
1. maszkim
2. 4(asz@c) kur-ra-a2
3. 4(asz@c) e2-{+an}anzux(MI){muszen}
4. utu-ki-gal
5. 2(asz@c) dingir-nu-me
6. szusz3
7. 2(asz@c) RI-RI
8. szu-i
9. 2(asz@c) e2-zi-pa-e3
10. dub-sar
11. 2(asz@c) KA-ni-zi
12. ba-za7
13. 2(asz@c) dumu-{+an}anzux(MI){muszen}
column 6
1. lu2-HAR
2. 2(asz@c) bilx(|PAP.GISZ.BIL|)#-a2-nu-kusz2
3. lu2-HAR
4. 2(asz@c) lu2-du10
5. 1(asz@c) ar3-du2-{d}sud3
6. 2(asz@c) dingir-nu-me
7. lunga3
8. 2(asz@c) nam-mah
9. nig2-lugud2#-da
10. 2(asz@c) szubur
11. ur-sag-zi
reverse
column 1
1. 4(asz@c) szesz-ni
2. munus-en-kalam#?
3. 4(asz@c) NI-NI
4. masz-{d}sud3
5. 2(asz@c) e2-{d}nanna
6. dub-sar
7. 1(asz@c) a-si4
8. ur-{d}nu-musz-da
9. 1(asz@c) lu-lu#
10. szul#?-[la?]
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) szubur
2. abzu-ki-du10
3. 2(asz@c) szubur
4. ba-ti
5. [n] 2(asz@c) bilx(|PAP.GISZ.BIL|)#-[a2]-nu-kusz2
6. 2(asz@c) [zi?]-zi
7. IB
8. 2(asz@c) {d}sud3-ur-sag
9. nag-su
10. 2(asz@c) a-da-tusz
11. ur#-{d}gu2-la2
12. 2(asz@c) dingir-nu-me
13. {d}sud3-anzux(MI){muszen}
column 3
1. 2(asz@c) ni2-kur-ra
2. ur-dumu-zi
3. 1(asz@c) gissu-bi
4. 2(asz@c) ur-{d}lamma#
5. sa#-[HAR]
6. 3(asz@c) en-kalam-du10
7. engar
8. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-nu-me
9. 2(asz@c) lu2-su13
10. na-gada
11. 2(asz@c) lam-ma
12. sagi
13. 2(asz@c) e2-pirig-gal
column 4
1. 2(asz@c) dingir-nu-me
2. engar
3. 1(asz@c) AK-{d}sud3
4. gir4!(AD)-bil
5. 2(asz@c) {d}sud3-anzux(MI){muszen}
6. engar
7. 4(asz@c) e2-a-nun
8. {d}nin-PA
9. 2(asz@c) AN-ur2-sze3
10. e2-al6-la
11. 4(asz@c) dumu-nun-szita
12. ba-ba
13. 2(asz@c) eden-si
14. nam-sza3-ta
column 5
1. 2(asz@c) ur2-ni
2. {d}kin-nir
blank space
column 6
1. an-sze3-gu2
2. 4(u@c) 6(asz@c) ansze

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 (donkeys.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010706
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010706

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	FS-2147 (Š 0009) + FS-2203 (Š 0127)
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number	Ist Š 0009 + Ist Š 0127
Accession Number

References

primary: TSŠ, 0009 + 0127

[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 (18) no. 136

[Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.
history: WVDOG 143, 012

[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, p. 172

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
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
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-04-14 at 11:02:43	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-02-27 at 11:27:08	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 0009 + 0127 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010706.

TSŠ 0009 + 0127 artifact entry (No. P010706). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010706 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0009 + 0127 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010706 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).

@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0009 + 0127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010706},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010706},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010706
LB  - CDLI:P010706
M1  - 2026/10/7/
TI  - TSŠ 0009 + 0127 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010706
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TSŠ 0009 + 0127 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010706.

TSŠ 0009 + 0127 artifact entry (No. P010706). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010706 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0009 + 0127 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010706 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).

@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0009 + 0127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010706},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010706},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010706
LB  - CDLI:P010706
M1  - 2026/10/7/
TI  - TSŠ 0009 + 0127 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010706
ER  -