TSŠ 0344 (P010805)

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 0344

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. ukken-a
3. 4(asz@c) AK-utu
4. 3(asz@c)# en-[kur]-nu#-[hun?]
  rest broken
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) lu2-su13
2. 4(asz@c) ur-nusku2
3. 4(asz@c) ASZ2-mud
4. iszib {d}NE
5. 2(asz@c) pa4-bil3-ga#
  rest broken
column 3
1. 2(asz@c) ar3-du2-{d}sud3
2. gudu4
3. 2(asz@c) a-hu-ti
4. 2(asz@c) sza3-gu2-ba
5. munu4-mu2
6. [2(asz@c)?] abzu#-[x x?]
  rest broken
column 4
1. [...]
2. 4(asz@c) lugal#?-[szembi3?]
3. {d}gibil6
4. 2(asz@c) dingir-nu-me
5. u2-a
6. 2(asz@c) AN-ur2-sze3
7. a#-ul4-gal
8. [x x] x [x]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
1'. [an-sze3-gu2]
2'. [n ansze-apin]
3'. [ansze]
4'. {d}sud3
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (donkeys.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P010805

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Written In
Excavation Number FS-2122
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Š 0344
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TSŠ, 0344

    [Jestin1937TSŠ] 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. 131

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

  • history: WVDOG 143, 039

    [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. 174

    [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 13:06:16 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
2024-06-11 at 13:46:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-07-11 at 21:49:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-07-11 at 21:08:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-07-11 at 08:02:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2016-03-09 at 12:02:52 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:08 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“TSŠ 0344 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010805.
TSŠ 0344 artifact entry (No. P010805). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010805 (Original work published 2001)
TSŠ 0344 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010805 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0344 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010805},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010805},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“TSŠ 0344 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010805.
TSŠ 0344 artifact entry (No. P010805). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010805 (Original work published 2001)
TSŠ 0344 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010805 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0344 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010805},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010805},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010805
LB  - CDLI:P010805
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - TSŠ 0344 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010805
ER  -
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