WF 016 (P010973)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12621

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(asz@c) ansze
2. nin-ur-sag
3. IB
4. 4(asz@c) {gesz}gesztu-la-bi
5. 2(asz@c) lugal-he2-gal2
6. IB
column 2
1. 4(asz@c) sag-lu2-ASZ-da
2. 1(asz@c) lu2-mu-da-sa2
3. 4(asz@c) a2-nu-kusz2
4. dub-sar
5. 4(asz@c) {d}sud3-ur-sag
6. engar
7. gu4-si-gur
column 3
1. 3(asz@c) mes-nig2-lul-le
2. 4(asz@c) ur-dumu-zi
3. si-du3
4. 2(asz@c) utu-szita
5. dub-sar
6. 2(asz@c) a-gesztin
7. dub-sar
8. 4(asz@c) ar3-du2-{d}sud3
column 4
1. engar
2. 2(asz@c) utu-ukken-a
3. engar
4. 2(asz@c) HAR-la
5. sipa
6. 4(asz@c) lugal-ki-tusz-du10
7. 4(asz@c) a-munus
8. 3(asz@c) {d}sud3-an-dul3
reverse
column 1
1. 4(asz@c) {d}nanna{+na}
2. 2(asz@c) lugal-szu-du7
3. 2(asz@c) lugal-ir!-nun
4. sipa-ansze
5. 4(asz@c) ur-{d}gibil6
6. na-gada
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) NE-lumx(|ZU&ZU.SAR|)
2. na-gada
3. ansze
4. 4(asz@c) nam-mah
5. nig2-da-lu2
  blank space
column 3
1. an-sze3-gu2
2. 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) ansze-apin
3. {d}sud3

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Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: WF, 016

    [Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.

  • history: EDATS p., 4 (18) no. 146

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

  • history: WVDOG 143, 033

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 12621
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  • Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
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  • Excavation No: FS-2048
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 13:06:16 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-11 at 13:46:54 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2021-07-19 at 09:48:13 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2017-07-11 at 21:53:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-07-11 at 08:02:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-03-04 at 12:54:20 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:09 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“WF 016 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010973.
WF 016 artifact entry (No. P010973). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010973 (Original work published 2001)
WF 016 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010973 (Accessed: October 28, 2025).
@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010973},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010973},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010973
LB  - CDLI:P010973
M1  - 2025/10/28/
TI  - WF 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010973
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“WF 016 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010973.
WF 016 artifact entry (No. P010973). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010973 (Original work published 2001)
WF 016 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010973 (Accessed: October 28, 2025).
@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010973},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010973},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010973
LB  - CDLI:P010973
M1  - 2025/10/28/
TI  - WF 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010973
ER  -
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