TSŠ 0969 (P010951)

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 0969

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (or mathematical: fishing gear.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(gesz2@c@d) 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) si-|NUxU|
2. sza3-ezem
3. 3(gesz2@c@d) 1(u@c) ur-{d}nin-mu2
column 2
1. 3(gesz2@c@d) 3(u@c) 5(asz@c) {d}sud3-anzux(MI){muszen}
2. 5(gesz2@c@d) nimgir-me-te-na
  erasure of 1(u@c) after numerical notation
column 3
  blank space
reverse
column 1
  blank space
column 2
1. szu-nigin2
2. 1(gesz'u@c@d) 4(gesz2@c@d) 1(gesz2@c@90) 1(u@c)# [si-|NUxU|]
  calculation 385 + 370 + 395 + 600 = 1750

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (or mathematical: fishing gear.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P010951

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 0969
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TSŠ, 0969

    [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 (24)

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

  • citation: Damerow - Englund Zahlzeichensysteme, 151 fn. 33

    [Damerow1987Zahlzeichensysteme] Die Zahlzeichensysteme Der Archaischen Texte Aus Uruk. 1987.

  • citation: ZA 66, p.156-195, p. 182

    [Edzard1976Wirtschaftstexte] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1976. “Fāra Und Abu Ṣalābiḫ. Die „Wirtschaftstexte“.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 66: 156–95.

  • citation: HM 3, (pp.417-439), 436 fn. 19

    [Powell1976antecedents] Powell, Marvin A. 1976. “The Antecedents of Old Babylonian Place Notation and the Early History of Babylonian Mathematics.” Historia Mathematica 3: 417–39.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-19 at 15:34:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-21 at 07:50:45 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-21 at 07:49:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2019-10-14 at 11:47:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-05-26 at 11:41:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-07-07 at 06:47:17 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:09 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI 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 0969 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010951.
TSŠ 0969 artifact entry (No. P010951). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010951 (Original work published 2001)
TSŠ 0969 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010951 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0969 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010951},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010951},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/19/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - TSŠ 0969 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TSŠ 0969 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010951.
TSŠ 0969 artifact entry (No. P010951). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010951 (Original work published 2001)
TSŠ 0969 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010951 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
@misc{2024TSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {TS{\v {S}} 0969 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010951},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010951},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010951
LB  - CDLI:P010951
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - TSŠ 0969 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010951
ER  -
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