TSŠ 0222 (P010780)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0222

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (donkeys.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(asz@c) ansze
2. enku
3. 4(asz@c) ni2-zu5-kur-sze3
4. lugal-da-zi
5. 4(asz@c) UR-UR
6. {d}nin-me-szu-du7
7. 4(asz@c) ga-ri
8. szusz3
column 2
1. 4(asz@c) ur-dumu-zi
2. nu-banda3
3. 4(asz@c) dingir-nu-me
4. pa4-{+an}anzux(MI){muszen}
5. 4(asz@c) utu-ur-sag
6. gal-sagi
7. 4(asz@c) amar-KID-nun
8. SUR-gu-nun
9. 4(asz@c) lu2-pa3
10. {d}nu-musz-da
11. 4(asz@c) szubur#
column 3
1. ba-lul
2. 3(asz@c) pa4-alim
3. 2(asz@c) lu-lu
4. aszgab
5. 2(asz@c) an-dab6-si
6. nu2{muszen}-gin7-gal2
7. 2(asz@c) bilx(|GISZ.PAP.BIL|)-la
8. munus-bara2-si
9. 2(asz@c) KA-ni-zi
10. ba-za
11. 2(asz@c) lu2-lal3
12. musz-lah4
column 4
1. 2(asz@c) szubur
2. masz-{d}sud3
3. 2(asz@c) ur2-ni
4. kisal
5. 2(asz@c) PA-du10
6. AK-{d}sud3
7. 2(asz@c) ad-da
8. a-pa-e3
9. 2(asz@c) pa4-NAM2
10. masz-{d}sud3
11. 2(asz@c) ar3#-du2-{d}sud3
12. gal5-la2
column 5
1. [1(asz@c)] dingir-nu-me
2. szitim
3. 1(asz@c) szita
4. dub-sar
5. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nu-musz-da
6. {d}sud3-anzux(MI){muszen}
blank space
column 6
blank space
reverse
column 1
1. an-sze3-gu2
2. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) ansze-apin
3. sag-dingir-tuku
4. dub-sar
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)	Administrative (donkeys.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010780
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010780

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	FS-2171
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number	Ist Š 0222
Accession Number

References

primary: TSŠ, 0222

[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., 4 (18) no. 138

[Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.
history: WVDOG 143, 024

[Steible2015WVDOG143] Steible, Horst, and Fatma Yıldız. 2015. Wirtschaftstexte Aus Fara II : Texte Der Viehverwaltung von Šuruppak. Vol. 143. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft. Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz.
citation: ZA 66, p.156-195, p. 173

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
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
2024-06-11 at 13:46:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-07-11 at 08:02:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-03-02 at 10:10:58	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	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 0222 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010780.

TSŠ 0222 artifact entry (No. P010780). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010780 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0222 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010780 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0222 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010780},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010780},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - TSŠ 0222 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TSŠ 0222 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010780.

TSŠ 0222 artifact entry (No. P010780). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010780 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0222 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010780 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0222 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010780},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010780},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010780
LB  - CDLI:P010780
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - TSŠ 0222 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010780
ER  -