TSŠ 0869 (P010924)

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

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0869

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. n(disz) szesz-tur
2. 7(disz) mes-lu2-nu-hun
3. 1(disz) bilx(|PAP.GESZ.BIL|)-a2!(DA)-nu-kusz2
4. 7(disz) bara2-sag7!(SZAGAN)-nu-di
Krebernik reads: -sag7- without comment
column 2
1. 1(disz) du6-du6
2. 1(disz) si-du3
3. 1(disz) en-kas4
4. 6(disz) sipa
reverse
1'. [...] gisz#? [...]
2'. BAD

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
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010924
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010924

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 0869
Accession Number

References

primary: TSŠ, 0869

[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: Fs Krecher (pp. 327-382), 338-339 06

[Krebernik2014FsKrecher] Yıldız, Fatma, Horst Steible, and Manfred Krebernik. 2014. “Pra-Fara-Zeitliche Texte Aus Fara.” Edited by Natalya V. Koslova and Gábor Zólyomi. Studies in Sumerian Language and Literature: Festschrift Für Joachim Krecher, 327–82.
history: EDATS p., 4 (28)

[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. 181

[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
2024-09-19 at 15:42:15	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
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
2024-07-01 at 14:01:27	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
2021-07-19 at 09:43:58	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-08-27 at 13:06:25	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-04-19 at 13:04:06	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-09-02 at 12:08:40	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 0869 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010924.

TSŠ 0869 artifact entry (No. P010924). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010924 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0869 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010924 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0869 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010924},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010924},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010924
LB  - CDLI:P010924
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - TSŠ 0869 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010924
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TSŠ 0869 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010924.

TSŠ 0869 artifact entry (No. P010924). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010924 (Original work published 2001)

TSŠ 0869 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010924 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0869 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010924},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010924},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010924
LB  - CDLI:P010924
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - TSŠ 0869 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010924
ER  -