TSŠ 0629 (P010870)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0629

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. [n(asz@c)] |LAHTANxGU|#
2. {d}tab
3. 8(asz@c) {d}nin-kur
4. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) {d}nin-PA-ukken-gal
5. 4(asz@c) 1/2(disz@c) {d}nin-tin-ug5-ga
column 2
1. 6(asz@c) {d}nin-nigar
2. 3(asz@c) {d}izi-gar-dim2
3. 2(asz@c) {d}nin-e2-za7-gal
4. 1(asz@c) 1/2(disz@c) {d}me-lam2
5. 3(asz@c) {d}lamma
column 3
1. 5(asz@c) {d}uttu(|TAG.NUN|)
2. 1(asz@c) {d}amar-MI-ZA
3. 1(asz@c) 1/2(disz@c) {d}nam2-nun
4. 1(asz@c) {d}suen
5. 1/2(disz@c) {d}nin-kilim(LAK247)
6. 1(asz@c) AN-X
7. 2(asz@c) {d}lugal#-[...]
column 4
1. 1/2(disz@c) {d}en-zi-da
2. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-sza3-iri
3. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-SAR
4. 1/2(disz@c) {d}nin-zadim
5. 1(asz@c) 1(asz@c) {d}lugal-UD
6. [...]
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) {d}gal-ga-iri
2. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-pirig
3. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-kas-bar
4. 1/2(disz@c) {d}nin-ti
5. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-[...]
6. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] {d}|URUxX|*-sar-da
2. [n] {d}nin-ka#-si
3. [n] {d}tu
4. {d}tir
5. 1/2(disz@c) {d}LAK765
6. 1(asz@c) {d}kur{ki}-ta-e3
column 2
  column effaced
  (2 columns effaced or blank)
column 3
1. an-sze3-gu2
  rest of column effaced

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P010870

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 0629
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TSŠ, 0629

    [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: OrAnt 17, p.1-15, p. 8-9

    [Mander1978culto] Mander, Pietro. 1978. “Aspetti Del Culto a Fara.” Oriens Antiquus 17: 1–15.

  • 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. 178

    [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
2017-07-11 at 21:30:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-09-01 at 14:26:34 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 0629 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010870.
TSŠ 0629 artifact entry (No. P010870). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010870 (Original work published 2001)
TSŠ 0629 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010870 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).
@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0629 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010870},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010870},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010870
LB  - CDLI:P010870
M1  - 2026/10/9/
TI  - TSŠ 0629 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010870
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Cite this Artifact

“TSŠ 0629 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010870.
TSŠ 0629 artifact entry (No. P010870). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010870 (Original work published 2001)
TSŠ 0629 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010870 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).
@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0629 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010870},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010870},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010870
LB  - CDLI:P010870
M1  - 2026/10/9/
TI  - TSŠ 0629 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010870
ER  -
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