TSŠ 0503 (P010841)

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 0503

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (textiles.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(gesz2@c) 7(asz@c) gu-la2 sila3
2. sa6
3. 1(u@c) gu us2
4. a-SAR-szu-du7#?
5. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) gu [...]
column 2
1. sa6
2. 2(u@c) gu us2
3. eden-asz8
4. lugal
blank space
reverse
column 1
1'. 5(gesz2) 3(u@c) gu-la2 sila3 e-lum
column 2
1'. 5(u@c) SAR [...]

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 (textiles.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010841
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010841

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 0503
Accession Number

References

primary: TSŠ, 0503

[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 (9)

[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. 176

[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
2010-09-14 at 14:57:06	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	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 0503 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010841.

TSŠ 0503 artifact entry (No. P010841). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010841 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0503 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010841 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0503 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010841},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010841},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/20/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - TSŠ 0503 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TSŠ 0503 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010841.

TSŠ 0503 artifact entry (No. P010841). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010841 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0503 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010841 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0503 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010841},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010841},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010841
LB  - CDLI:P010841
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - TSŠ 0503 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010841
ER  -