TSŠ 0664 (P010879)

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

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Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0664

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
1. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c@90) ud5
2. mes-lu-lu
3. 1(u@c) dumu-{+an}anzux(MI){muszen}
4. 1(u@c) ad-da
reverse
1. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) ad-da
2. nig2-ka9
3. libir

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 (small cattle.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010879
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010879

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	FS-1854(a)
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number	Ist Š 0664
Accession Number

References

primary: TSŠ, 0664

[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, 153

[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. 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	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
2017-07-14 at 08:44:49	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-07-11 at 08:02:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-04-03 at 11:28:50	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-08-30 at 13:46:40	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 0664 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010879.

TSŠ 0664 artifact entry (No. P010879). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010879 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0664 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010879 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).

@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0664 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010879},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010879},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010879
LB  - CDLI:P010879
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - TSŠ 0664 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010879
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TSŠ 0664 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010879.

TSŠ 0664 artifact entry (No. P010879). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010879 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0664 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010879 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).

@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0664 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010879},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010879},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010879
LB  - CDLI:P010879
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - TSŠ 0664 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010879
ER  -