TSŠ 0385 (P010812)

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 0385

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (small cattle.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  broken
reverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. 1(asz@c) x-mes-[x]
2'. 4(asz@c) szubur#?
3'. abzu#-x [x?]
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. gi4-za
2'. 3(asz@c) dumu-nun-szita
3'. 1(asz@c) gu4
4'. 5(asz@c) amar-abzu
5'. 4(asz@c) gal-kinda2
6'. 4(asz@c)# sukkal
7'. [x] sagi#
  rest broken
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. [x szu]-i
2'. 3(asz@c) di-utu
3'. e2 am
4'. 1(asz@c) za3-ta
5'. 1(asz@c) utu-ur-sag
6'. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}szer7{sze3}
7'. AK#-[x?]
  rest broken
column 4'
  beginning broken
1'. 2(asz@c) udu
2'. lu2-lum-ma
3'. DAN6-ma
4'. 3(asz@c) sza13-dub#
5'. n 4(asz@c)# KA#-[...]
  rest broken
column 5'
  beginning broken
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (small cattle.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P010812

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number FS-1622
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Š 0385
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TSŠ, 0385

    [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 (22)

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

  • history: WVDOG 143, 097

    [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 08:02:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-04-14 at 11:04:48 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-03-18 at 12:37:46 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TSŠ 0385 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010812.
TSŠ 0385 artifact entry (No. P010812). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010812 (Original work published 2001)
TSŠ 0385 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010812 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0385 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010812},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010812},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“TSŠ 0385 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010812.
TSŠ 0385 artifact entry (No. P010812). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010812 (Original work published 2001)
TSŠ 0385 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010812 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0385 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010812},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010812},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010812
LB  - CDLI:P010812
M1  - 2026/10/4/
TI  - TSŠ 0385 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010812
ER  -
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