WF 007 (P010964)

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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Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12424

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [4(asz@c) ansze]
n lines broken
2'. [4(asz@c) amar-abzu]
3'. engar
4'. 4(asz@c) KA-lugal-da-zi
5'. gal-nimgir
6'. 4(asz@c) amar-szuba3
7'. lu2-geme2-zi-da
8'. 4(asz@c) ur-{d}en-ki
9'. nag-su
10'. 4(asz@c) lugal-ezem
column 2
beginning broken
1. [...]
2. [4(asz@c) mes-u4-ba]
3. [ba-lul]
4. [4(asz@c) lugal-szembi3]
5. [{d}gibil6]
6. [4(asz@c) sza3-gu2-ba]
7. [ur-nin]
8. [4(asz@c)] NI#-NI
9. masz-{d}sud3
10. 4(asz@c) ad-da
11. szusz3
12. 4(asz@c) AN-ur2-sze3
13. ur-dumu-zi
14. 4(asz@c) edin-si
15. szu-ku6
16. 4(asz@c) ur-{d}sud3
17. AK-dingir
18. 4(asz@c) ur-{d}lamma
19. sa-HAR
column 3
1. [4(asz@c) x x x?]
2. [{d}gibil6]
3. [4(asz@c) lum-ma]
4. [{d}nin-mar]
5. [4(asz@c) ad-da-tur]
6. [4(asz@c) munus-a2-nu-kusz2]
7. [dam-gar3]
8. [4(asz@c) di-utu]
9. [ugula]
10. 4(asz@c)#? KA#-zi
11. 4(asz@c) dingir-nu-me
12. lu2-geme2-zi-da
13. 4(asz@c) AN-ur2-sze3
14. gesztin
15. 4(asz@c) e2-na-lu-lu
16. sagi
17. 4(asz@c) e2-kur-diri
18. engar
19. 4(asz@c) e2-an-da-mu2
20. 4(asz@c) {d}sud3-ur-sag
21. nagar
column 4
beginning broken
1'. [3(asz@c)] AK#-[{d}sud3]
2'. ur-{d}{szu-ama-ga}ANSZE
3'. 2(asz@c) en-abzu-mud
4'. nu-kiri6
5'. 2(asz@c) AN-RI
6'. 3(asz@c) amar-szuba3
7'. {d}gibil6
8'. 2(asz@c) masz-{d}sud3
9'. ur-{d}nin-PA
10'. 2(asz@c) di-utu
11'. a-si4
12'. 2(asz@c) sza3-gu2-ba
13'. szu-ku6
14'. 1(asz@c) kur-ra-a2
column 5
1. [maszkim]
n lines broken
2'. 2(asz@c) kur-ra-a2-gal2
3'. na-gada
4'. kin-nir
5'. 2(asz@c) a-nun-pa3
6'. enku
7'. 2(asz@c) kur
8'. 2(asz@c) lu-lu
9'. szubur
10'. 4(asz@c) amar-szuba3
11'. kin-nir
12'. 3(asz@c) bilx(|PAP.<GISZ.BIL>|)-a2-nu-kusz2
13'. dub-sar
14'. 2(asz@c) {d}sud3-ur-sag
column 6
1. [nag-su]
n lines broken
2'. 4(asz@c)# lugal-KA-KAL
3'. engar
4'. 2(asz@c) za3-ta
5'. munus-a2-nu-kusz2
6'. za3-ta
7'. lunga3
8'. 4(asz@c) AK-{d}isztaran
9'. ugula nimgir
10'. 2(asz@c) a-hu-ti
11'. {gesz}gesztu-la-bi
12'. 1(asz@c) lugal-ki-tusz-du10
13'. e2-lumx(LAK218)
column 7
1. [utu-ur-sag]
2. [1(asz@c) edin-si]
3. [nam-sza3-ta]
4. [4(asz@c) ga2-lugud2]
5. [nin-AN-da-sa2]
6. [3(asz@c) dingir-nu-me]
7. [lugal]-inim#-[zu]
8. 2(asz@c) gu2-gur
9. 2(asz@c) amar-ku3
10. SAL-USZ
11. sangax(|SZID.NIG2|)
12. 2(asz@c) ur-e2
13. szul-lum
14. 2(asz@c) esz3-ta-mud
15. na-gada
16. 2(asz@c) szesz-tur
17. nimgir
18. 4(asz@c) asz-tar2-UN{muszen}
19. kur-ra-a2-<gal2>
20. na-gada
21. kin-nir
column 8
1. [1(asz@c) u2-tuku]
2. [munus-a2-nu-kusz2]
3. [2(asz@c) pa4-a-nu-kusz2]
4. [dub-sar]
5. [2(asz@c) dumu-nun-szita]
6. [lunga3]
7. 1(asz@c)# sag-TAR#
8. dub-sar
9. 2(asz@c) nig2-sza3-<ta>-nu-e3
10. engar
12. kin-nir
13. 2(asz@c) nig2-babbar2-pa-e3
14. 3(asz@c) lugal-menx(|GA2xEN|)
15. 1(asz@c) sza3#-gu2-ba
16. a#-nun-pa3#
17. 3(asz@c) <<HI? A?>> dingir-nu-me
reverse
column 1
1. im-ru-a
2. KA#-ni-zi
3. usan3!(|LAHTANxGU|)-du3
4. 4(asz@c) a-nun-{d}sud3-da
5. nimgir
6. 2(asz@c) di-utu
7. dam-gar3
8. [1(asz@c) e2-na-lu-lu]
9. [sanga-NU2-NU2]
10. [2(asz@c) ar3-du2-{d}sud3]
11. [maszkim]
12. [2(asz@c) mes-u4-ba]
13. [i3-du8]
14. [e2-lugal]
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) utu-szita
2. i3-du8
3. 2(asz@c) sag-nin-da
4. {d}tu
5. 2(asz@c) mi-si4-ad
6. enku
7. 2(asz@c) {d}sud3-anzux(MI){muszen}
8. [en-nagar]-sza3#
9. [4(asz@c) ur-dumu-zi]
10. [GAM-GAM ganun]
11. [2(asz@c) utu-ur-sag]
12. [ugula sukkal]
13. [4(asz@c) ki-tusz-du10]
14. [dub-sar]
15. [2(asz@c) bilx(|PAP.GISZ.BIL|)-{+an}anzux(MI){muszen}]
column 3
1. dam-gar3
2. 2(asz@c) lugal-ezen PA-PA
3. 3(asz@c)# amar#-KID#-nun#
4. SUR-gu-nun
5. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-ur-sag
6. ugula lu2-ad
7. 1(asz@c) dumu-nun-szita
8. 2(asz@c) {d}nin-girimx(|A.BU.HA.DU|)-gin7#-[du10]
9. [maszkim]
10. [1(asz@c) ur-nin-esz3]
11. [2(asz@c) szesz-tur]
12. [dub-sar]
13. [3(asz@c) e2-na]
14. [lu2-gu4]
15. [e2-kur]
column 4
1. 4(asz@c) lum-ma
2. dub-sar
3. e2#-geme2
4. 2(asz@c) AN-ur2-sze3
5. dub-sar
6. 1(asz@c) nam-mah
7. lu2-ad
8. 2(asz@c) {d}en-lil2-ukken-a
9. mes-PAD x
x probably an erasure
10. [1(asz@c) lam-ma]
11. [e2-kur-diri]
12. [2(asz@c) ...]
13. [...]
14. [2(asz@c) AK-nab]
15. [szitim]
column 5
1. 2(asz@c) ad-da
2. ka-guru7
3. 1(asz@c) mes-ur2-ba
4. gu2-ISZ-DU
5. 1(asz@c) e2-kur-pa-e3
6. simug
7. 2(asz@c) e2-hur-sag
8. [dub-sar]
9. [2(asz@c) lu2-na-nam]
10. [ugula sukkal]
11. [4(asz@c) nam-mah]
12. [lugal-ezem]
13. [1(asz@c) {d}sud3-da-zi]
14. [maszkim]
15. [... x?]
column 6
1. na-gada
2. 2(asz@c) {d}sud3-a2-mah
3. IB
4. abgal
5. 2(asz@c) kur-sag-sze3-mah2
6. iszib {d}nin-kur
7. 1(asz@c) na-ni
8. HA?-iri
9. [2(asz@c) AN-ur2-sze3]
10. [dub-sar]
rest broken
column 7
1. an-sze3-gu2
2. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) 3(asz@c@90) ansze-apin
3. sag-dingir-tuku
4. dub-sar
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Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: WF, 007

[Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.
history: EDATS p., 4 (18) no. 122

[Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.
history: WVDOG 143, 005

[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 12424
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Elevation:
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Excavation No: FS-2094
Findspot Square:
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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, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-06-11 at 13:46:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2017-07-11 at 08:02:28	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2016-02-20 at 13:12:14	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2012-05-26 at 12:27:22	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:09	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI	approved

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“WF 007 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010964.

WF 007 artifact entry (No. P010964). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010964 (Original work published 2001)

WF 007 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010964 (Accessed: July 11, 2025).

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	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010964},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010964},
}

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