TSŠ 0158 (P010765)

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 0158

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (barley.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
column missing
column 2
1. [3(asz@c) AN]-ur2#-sze3
2. u4-da aszgab
3. 3(asz@c) e2-UD-gin7-e3
4. uru2
5. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) mes-nig2-lul-le
6. du11-ga-ni
7. lugal
8. 2(asz@c) e2-anzu
9. ur-{d}inanna
10. sagi-TAR
11. 3(asz@c) a-en-da
12. engar
13. 3(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) e2-na-lu-lu
14. sagi
15. 3(asz@c) lam-ma
16. 3(asz@c) en-bara2-si
column 3
1. 2(asz@c) KA-hur-sag
2. 3(asz@c) AN-nu-me
3. [2(asz@c) ...] e2-{d}SAR-da
4. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) mu-kur-ta
5. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) lugal-he2-gal2
6. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) si-du3
7. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) ur-nin
8. 1(asz@c) a-nun-{d}sud3-da
9. 7(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) gal-szitim
10. 9(asz@c) engiz
11. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) {d}sud3-anzu
12. usan3-du3
13. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) |MI+ZA7|
14. sanga-GAR
15. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ur-dumu-zi
column 4
1. [amar]-sag#-TAR
2. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) [ur]-nin
3. munus-a2#-[nu]-kusz2
4. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) szubur
5. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) utu-ur-sag
6. pa4-ul4-gal#
7. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) har-tu-{d}sud3
8. NU2{muszen}-gin7-gal2
9. 5(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) bilx(|GISZ.PAP.NE|)-kalam-du10
10. ugula
11. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) ur-lugal-DU
12. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) munus-a2-nu-kusz2
13. 2(asz@c) szubur
14. 1(asz@c) hur-sag-sze3-mah
15. 1(asz@c) ad-[da]
16. [...]
column 5
1. numun-hur-sag
2. [...]-ur-sag#
3. [...] e2-{d}SAR-da
4. 1(asz@c) e2-na
5. 1(asz@c) {ga2}gar-lugud-KA
6. 1(asz@c) lugal-he2-gal2
7. 1(asz@c) en-nam#-zu5-sze3
8. e2-na-lu-lu
9. 1(asz@c) ki-ni-du10
10. 1(asz@c) e2-nun-SAR
11. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) szir-ezen
12. 1(asz@c) ad-da
13. 1(asz@c) szubur
14. 1(asz@c) nam-mah
15. 1(asz@c) AK-<asz>-tar2
16. 1(asz@c) dul4-la
17. bilx(|GISZ.PAP.NE|)-[kalam]-dul0
18. [...]
column 6
1. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) a-ki-gal
2. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) szubur
3. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) {d}sud3-da-zi
4. 2(asz@c) KA-hur-sag
5. 2(asz@c) lam-ma
6. 2(asz@c) utu-szita
7. 2(asz@c) nam-mah
8. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) utu!-ur-sag
9. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) lam-ma
10. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) lugal-ki-gal-gal-la
11. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) hur-sag-sze3-mah
12. 1(asz@c) pa-bilx(|GISZ.PAP.NE|)-ga
13. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) u2-ba-da
14. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}TAG
15. u2-[...]-da
column 7
1. 2(asz@c) en-nam#-zu5-[sze3]
2. ad-KID
3. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) KA#-ni-zi
4. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) A#-{d}sud3
5. 2(asz@c) e2-nu-kur-[sze3]
6. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) amar#-{d}iszkur
7. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) ASZ
8. nagar
9. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) ur-kin-nir
10. 1(asz@c) me-mah-nu-sa2
11. 1(asz@c) nam-mah
12. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ur-{d}nu-musz-da
13. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) HU-[...]
14. [...]
reverse
surface missing

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 (barley.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010765
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010765

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 0158
Accession Number

References

primary: TSŠ, 0158

[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., 3 (01) no. 028

[Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.
citation: ZA 66, p.156-195, p. 172

[Edzard1976Wirtschaftstexte] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1976. “Fāra Und Abu Ṣalābiḫ. Die „Wirtschaftstexte“.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 66: 156–95.
citation: Visicato 1991, 350ff.

[Visicato1991] Visicato, Giuseppe. 1991.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-20 at 10:26:56	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 13:06:16	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
2021-07-19 at 09:40:51	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:08	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 0158 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010765.

TSŠ 0158 artifact entry (No. P010765). (2024, September 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010765 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0158 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010765 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0158 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010765},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010765},
}

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TI  - TSŠ 0158 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TSŠ 0158 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010765.

TSŠ 0158 artifact entry (No. P010765). (2024, September 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010765 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0158 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010765 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0158 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010765},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010765},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010765
LB  - CDLI:P010765
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - TSŠ 0158 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010765
ER  -