TSŠ 0015 (P010708)

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 0015

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
broken
column 2
broken
column 3
1. [...] x
2. [1(asz@c)] lum#-[ma?]
3. dub#-sar
4. [1(asz@c)] ar3-du2-[{d}]sud3
5. [a]-du7#
6. [1(asz@c)] ur-[{d}]lamma#?
7. [x-x]-na#?
8. [...]
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) dur-narx(LAK244)
2. 1(asz@c) ur-NI
3. 1(asz@c) e2-nu-si
4. gal5-la5
5. 1(asz@c) ad-da
6. ur-{d}nin-PA
7. 1(asz@c) an-dab6-si
reverse
column 1
1. ensix(|PA.TE.SI.NIG2|)-gal
2. 1(asz@c) sza3-gu2-ba
3. ur-nin
4. 1(asz@c) szir-ezem
5. 1(asz@c) szubur
6. <{d}>ad-aszgi2{gi4}-ur-sag
7. 1(asz@c) KA-lugal-da-zi
column 2
1. [...]
2. [1(asz@c) ...]-x
3. aszgab
4. 1(asz@c) gal-LI-LI
5. nagar
6. 1(asz@c) NIG2-hu-bu7{bu}
7. ur-[{d}]lamma#?
column 3
(traces)
column 4
broken

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	P010708
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010708

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	FS-1997
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number	Ist Š 0015
Accession Number

References

primary: TSŠ, 0015

[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. 179

[Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.
history: WVDOG 143, 170

[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.

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
2016-04-10 at 10:21:20	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 0015 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010708.

TSŠ 0015 artifact entry (No. P010708). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010708 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0015 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010708 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010708},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010708},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010708
LB  - CDLI:P010708
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - TSŠ 0015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010708
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TSŠ 0015 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010708.

TSŠ 0015 artifact entry (No. P010708). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010708 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0015 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010708 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010708},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010708},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010708
LB  - CDLI:P010708
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - TSŠ 0015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010708
ER  -