TSŠ 0079 + 0080 (P010735)

Literary 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

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0079 + Ist Š 0080

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary ((UD.GAL.NUN).)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary ((UD.GAL.NUN).)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010735
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010735

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 0079 + Ist Š 0080
Accession Number

References

primary: TSŠ, 0079 + 0080

[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: Krebernik, OBO 160/1 (pp. 235-427), p. 322

[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: BiOr 35 (pp. 155-160), 157

[Krecher1978BiOr35] “Sumerische Literatur Der Fāra-Zeit: Die UD.GAL.NUN-Texte (I).” 1978. Bibliotheca Orientalis, no. 35: 155–60.
history: Lambert 1991, 305

[sec3816] N.d.
history: AcOr 28, 34

[vanDijk1964AcOr28] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1964. “Le Motif Cosmique Dans La Pensée Sumérienne.” Acta Orientalia, Societates Orientales Danica Norvegica Svecica 28: 1–59.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-30 at 16:22:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-16 at 17:44:33	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-16 at 17:41:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-31 at 15:59:47	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 13:11:28	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
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TSŠ 0079 + 0080 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010735.

TSŠ 0079 + 0080 artifact entry (No. P010735). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010735 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0079 + 0080 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010735 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 30},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0079 + 0080 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010735},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010735},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TSŠ 0079 + 0080 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010735.

TSŠ 0079 + 0080 artifact entry (No. P010735). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010735 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0079 + 0080 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010735 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 30},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0079 + 0080 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010735},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010735},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010735
LB  - CDLI:P010735
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - TSŠ 0079 + 0080 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010735
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