TSŠ 0066 (P010730)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0066

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (house purchase.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n(asz@c)] uruda# ma-na#
2. sa10# e2
3. 1/2(asz@c)# e2-bi# sar
4. 4(asz@c)# uruda ma#-na
5. nig2#-diri
6. [1(asz@c)] me-gal2 tug2# tug2
column 2
1. [2(u@c)? ninda]
2. 2(u@c)#? [gug2]
3. 5(asz@c) kur2 [tux(|HIxASZ@c|)]
4. 5(asz@c) kur2 |GA2xHA|#
5. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
6. sza3-da-nu-NE
7. a-ne-nu-HA
column 3
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. 8(asz@c)# ninda
6. 8(asz@c) gug2
7. 2(asz@c) kur2 tux(|HIxASZ@c|)
8. 2(asz@c) kur2 |GA2xHA|
9. u4-bi-kur-ra
column 4
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [1(asz@c)] ur#-sukkal-[{d}]saman3
5. unu3
6. 1(asz@c) utu-mu-kusz2
7. 1(asz@c) ASZ2-mud
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) e-ta-e11
2. 1(asz@c) nam-mah
3. ur-{d}en-zi-da
4. bahar4#
5. [1(asz@c) x]-zi#
6. [x] x [x]
7. [...]
8. [...]
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) uruda ma-na
  rest broken
column 3
  broken
column 4
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (house purchase.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P010730

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 0066
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TSŠ, 0066

    [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: SRU, 24

    [Edzard1968SRU] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1968. Sumerische Rechtsurkunden Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur. Abhandlungen. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse. Neue Folge, Heft 67. München: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften.

  • history: OIP 104, 102

    [Gelb1991OIP104] Gelb, Ignace Jay, Piotr Steinkeller, and Robert M. Whiting. 1991. Earliest Land Tenure Systems in the Near East: Ancient Kudurrus (ELTS). The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications 104. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/earliest-land-tenure-systems-near-east-ancient-kudurrus.

  • citation: OrAnt 22, p.1-5, p. 3

    [Civil1983EDspellings] Civil, Miguel. 1983. “Early Dynastic Spellings.” Oriens Antiquus 22: 1–5.

    (to e-sig17{muszen})

  • citation: ZA 66, p.156-195, p. 170

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-20 at 19:49:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41 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
2012-05-26 at 09:34:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-09-06 at 08:10:11 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-07-09 at 11:45:33 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. 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 0066 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010730.
TSŠ 0066 artifact entry (No. P010730). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010730 (Original work published 2001)
TSŠ 0066 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010730 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0066 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010730},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010730},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010730
LB  - CDLI:P010730
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - TSŠ 0066 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010730
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TSŠ 0066 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010730.
TSŠ 0066 artifact entry (No. P010730). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010730 (Original work published 2001)
TSŠ 0066 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010730 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0066 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010730},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010730},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010730
LB  - CDLI:P010730
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - TSŠ 0066 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010730
ER  -
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