WF 004 (P010961)

Administrative tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 09123

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (donkeys.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) ansze-sig7
2. lum-ma
3. abgal
4. 1(asz@c) nin-ukken#-a
5. na-gada
6. 1(asz@c) UR-UR
7. [1(asz@c)] lum-[ma]
8. dub-sar
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) dingir-nu-me
2. gal-dam-gar3
3. 1(asz@c) dingir-nu-me
4. e2-SAHAR-ta-e3
5. 1(asz@c) pa4-ul4-gal
6. szesz-nin
7. KA-ni
8. 1(asz@c) KA-lugal-zi-da
column 3
1. gal-nimgir
2. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}tu
3. 1(asz@c) sag-narx(LAK244)
4. 1(asz@c) amar-szuba3
5. a-ki-gal
6. 1(asz@c) masz-da5
7. sag-narx(LAK244)#
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) nam-mah
2. e2-am-gu4
3. 1(asz@c) {d}buranunax(|KIB@g.NUN|)-ur-sag
4. 1(asz@c) KA-ni-zi
5. ur-{d}lamma
6. 1(asz@c) mes-u4-ba
column 2
1. AB-BAR-TAB
blank space
column 3
1. an-sze3-gu2
written an-gu2-sze3
2. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) ansze-sig7
3. ansze kisz(LAK248) lah4

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)

Collections

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Join Information:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (donkeys.)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: WF, 004

[Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.
history: EDATS p., 4 (18) no. 164

[Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.
history: WVDOG 143, 043

[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. 183

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 09123
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No: FS-2257
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-03 at 13:06:16	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
2017-07-12 at 11:40:22	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2017-07-11 at 08:02:27	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2016-03-09 at 12:03:19	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:09	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“WF 004 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010961.

WF 004 artifact entry (No. P010961). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010961 (Original work published 2001)

WF 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010961 (Accessed: February 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010961},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010961},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“WF 004 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010961.

WF 004 artifact entry (No. P010961). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010961 (Original work published 2001)

WF 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010961 (Accessed: February 12, 2026).

@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010961},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010961},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010961
LB  - CDLI:P010961
M1  - 2026/2/12/
TI  - WF 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010961
ER  -