TSŠ 0190 (P010774)

Mathematical 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

Lineart (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0190

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(szar2@c) SZE3-GAN2
2. 1(szargal@c){gal#?}
3. [1(szar2@c)] |KIDx1(u@c)|
4. 1(szar2@c)# sa2#
4. 1(szar2@c)# diri#
4. 1(szar2@c)# szu# nu-gi
column 2
1. 1(szar2@c) nig2-bur2#?-gu7
2. 1(szar2@c) u4-NI-gi-gu7
3. 1(szar2@c) u4-u4-u4
4. 1(szar2@c) an-[ki]-bi#-[da?]
reverse
blank space

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)	Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010774
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010774

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 0190
Accession Number

References

primary: TSŠ, 0190

[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: Damerow - Englund Zahlzeichensysteme, 149 fn. 15

[Damerow1987Zahlzeichensysteme] Die Zahlzeichensysteme Der Archaischen Texte Aus Uruk. 1987.
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: MEE 03, 72

[Pettinato1981MEE3] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1981. Testi Lessicali Monolingui Della Biblioteca L. 2769. Materiali Epigrafici Di Ebla. Vol. 3. Seminario Di Studi Asiatica. Series Maior 3. Napoli: Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-19 at 15:38:30	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-19 at 15:35:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-20 at 19:49:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-29 at 19:49:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2012-05-17 at 16:17:09	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	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 0190 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010774.

TSŠ 0190 artifact entry (No. P010774). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010774 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0190 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010774 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0190 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010774},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010774},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010774
LB  - CDLI:P010774
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - TSŠ 0190 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010774
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TSŠ 0190 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010774.

TSŠ 0190 artifact entry (No. P010774). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010774 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0190 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010774 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0190 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010774},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010774},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010774
LB  - CDLI:P010774
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - TSŠ 0190 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010774
ER  -