WF 028 (P010985)

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 09132

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. e2-na-lu-lu
3. dam-gar3
4. 4(asz@c) e2-kur-nu-hun
5. nin-PA
6. 2(asz@c) bilx(|GISZ.PAP.BIL|)-la
7. munus-bara2-si
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) 1(disz@t) amar-szuba3
2. {d}gibil6
3. 2(asz@c) e2-na-lu
4. {d}nu-musz-da
5. 1(asz@c) e2-la-lumx(LAK218)
6. abzu-ki-gal
7. 4(asz@c) 1(disz@t) ur-{d}sud3
8. AK-dingir
column 3
1. 2(asz@c) ur-dumu-zi
2. szitim
3. 1(asz@c) 1(disz@t) a-si
4. ur-{d}nu-musz-da
5. 1(asz@c) 1(disz@t) sza3-gu2-ba
6. szu-ku6
7. 2(asz@c) szubur
8. ba-ti
9. 2(asz@c) 1(disz@t) lu-lu
10. aszgab
column 4
1. 2(asz@c) di-utu
2. lu2-pa3
3. 2(asz@c) ur-{d}lamma
4. narx(LAK244)
5. 4(asz@c) amar-IMMAL
6. e2-ki-ba
7. 2(asz@c) 1(disz@t) a-da-tusz
8. ur-{d}gu2-la2
column 5
1. 3(asz@c) sag-dingir-tuku
2. e2-na-lu-lu
3. 4(asz@c) e2-zi-pa-e3
4. {d}gibil6
  blank space
reverse
column 1
1. an-sze3-gu2
2. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) ansze-apin
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. sze-numun lu2 szu-ba-ti
2. GAN2 szul-szul
3. nu-na-DU
column 3
  blank space
column 4
  blank space

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: WF, 028

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

  • history: EDATS p., 4 (18) no. 142

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

  • history: WVDOG 143, 022

    [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. 184

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

  • citation: OLA 5 (pp. 153-169), 159

    [Edzard1979OLA5] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1979. “Die Archive von Suruppag (Fära): Umfang Und Grenzen Der Auswertbarkeit,” Orientalia Lovaniensia analecta , 5: 153–69.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 09132
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  • Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
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  • Excavation No: FS-1988
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-20 at 10:08:46 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2017-07-11 at 08:02:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-03-02 at 10:11:23 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:23:03 CDLI Atf CDLI 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 028 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010985.
WF 028 artifact entry (No. P010985). (2024, September 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010985 (Original work published 2001)
WF 028 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010985 (Accessed: July 6, 2025).
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	month = {sep 20},
	title = {WF 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010985},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010985},
}

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