TSŠ 0046 (P010717)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0046

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (wild animals)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. x
2'. alim
3'. am-si-har-an
4'. bi2-lam
5'. gu4 zubi(LAK459)
6'. gu4 a
7'. az
  rest broken
column 2
1. udu su4
2. durah
3. x
  animal head sign with a straight ear, PESZ2? PIRIG?
4. ur#-bar
5. nig ANSZE
6. giri17
7. |MASZ.GU2.GAR3|
8. AN-NI2 [x]
  rest broken
column 3
  about 5 lines missing
6'. [x-x] zi#-[...]-GIR2@g
7'. lipisz(LAK386)? KESZ2(LAK612)
8'. pesz2 ZI
9'. x x
  sign is definitely not lu2, as read by Sjoberg KA or GIR3 x KAR2 = giri16?
10'. pesz2#? [...]
column 4
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. [...] x
6. GIR2@g#? BUR? TE@g#
7. IM#-[...]
8. x x x
  rest broken
column 5
  broken
column 6
  beginning broken
1'. [x] ur
2'. [x] su4
3'. [x] ur
4'. ku5:da
5'. sag-GURUSZ
6'. szah2-{gesz}gi
7'. a-IN? szah2
8'. [...]-x bur
9'. [x]-gu-x-[x]
10'. [...] eh-eh
  rest broken
column 7
1. x x x
2. erinx(|MUSZ%MUSZxMASZ|)-na
3. nig2-bunx(LAK618)
4. bir5 ANSZE
5. bir5 gi-zi
6. bir5 sugx(|SUD.PA.EL|)
  Krebernik OBO 160, 281: sign is not SUD but BU@g
7. bir5 sag-GURUSZ
8. sumun2 kur
9. MA-DAR
10. SU-SU MA
11. gi x
  sign??
12. |HIxNUN| LA
13. utua(LAK777) dara4
14. gir2 SZESZ
  not clear from photo if sign is SZESZ or URI3
15. DU#-DU-na
  Akkadian asqudu?
  cf. column 8 13, 14: read na-DU-DU?
16. bir5# sahar
17. bir5# sza3
18. bir5# lu2
19. bir5# gi6#
column 8
1. [x] DIM@g# HI
2. musz gi
3. gir2 musz
4. mar
5. ir la2
6. LAK115
7. a-sig-[x]
8. |MAxX| KESZ2
9. sanga2(LAK175)
10. sze-mes
11. musz zu2 gu7
12. bir5 zu2
13. na-DU-DU dara4
14. na-DU-DU TAR
15. musz tir
16. {d}ezina2 GAN
17. |ZI&ZI| MA
18. eh tug2
19. eh sag
20. eh# x
column 9
1. bir5 A-NE-NE
2. bi2-za-gir5-balag
3. BU SZEG9 ma-nu
4. gal-ma-na
  probably Fremdwort; Akkadian kalmatu(m), "louse"
5. bur2-balag
  reading bur2 by Sjoberg unverified CHECK LAK 50; SUR?
6. bir5 gir2
8. u8 sze gu7
  sign form for szurim is typically LAGABxGU4 (CHECK)
7. kuszu2 a gu7
9. siki |SAGxTAK4|
10. bir5 MU DU
11. nig2 a siki tal2
12. bi2-lumx(|ZU&ZU.SAR|)
13. nig2-zi-pa-pa

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (wild animals)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P010717

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) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Š 0046
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P010717
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P010717

References

  • primary: TSŠ, 0046

    [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: OIP 99, p. 39

    [Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.

  • history: Fs Reiner (pp. 37-56), 38

    [Civil1987FsReiner] Civil, Miguel. 1987. “Feeding Dumuzi’s Sheep: The Lexicon as a Source of Literary Inspiration.” In Language, Literature, and History : Philological and Historical Studies Presented to Erica Reiner, edited by Francesca Rochberg-Halton, 67:37–56. American Oriental Series.

  • history: Krebernik, OBO 160/1 (pp. 235-427), p. 331-332

    [Krebernik1998OBO160/1] Krebernik, Manfred. 1998. “Die Texte Aus Fāra Und Tell Abū Ṣalābīḫ.” In Annäherungen 1: Mesopotamien. Späturuk-Zeit Und Frühdynastische Zeit, edited by Pascal Attinger and Markus Wäfler, 235–427. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 160/1. Freiburg Schweiz: Universitätsverlag.

  • history: Fs Oelsner (pp. 407-417)

    [Sjöberg2000FsOelsner ] Sjöberg, Åke W. 2000. “Early Dynastic Animal Names.” In Assyriologica et Semitica : Festschrift Für Joachim Oelsner Anlässlich Seines 65., 252:407–17. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament. Münster : Ugarit-Verlag.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-30 at 16:22:09 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
2024-09-06 at 15:03:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-20 at 19:49:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-29 at 19:49:31 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2017-07-14 at 11:32:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-08-31 at 18:47:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-06-18 at 11:14:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:34:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TSŠ 0046 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010717.
TSŠ 0046 artifact entry (No. P010717). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010717 (Original work published 2001)
TSŠ 0046 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010717 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 30},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010717},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010717},
}


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TI  - TSŠ 0046 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TSŠ 0046 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010717.
TSŠ 0046 artifact entry (No. P010717). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010717 (Original work published 2001)
TSŠ 0046 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010717 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 30},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010717},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010717},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010717
LB  - CDLI:P010717
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - TSŠ 0046 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010717
ER  -
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