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WF 032 (P010989)

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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Chemical Data

Seal Chemistry

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12557

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (house purchase.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [(n)] 6(asz@c) uruda ma-na
2. sa10 GAN2
3. 3(iku@c) GAN2-bi
4. 6(asz@c) uruda ma-na
5. nig2-diri
blank space
column 2
1. 1(u@c) 8(asz@c) uruda ma-na
2. 1(asz@c) sze lid2-ga
3. nig2-ba
4. 1(asz@c) ib2-du3 tug2
5. 4(ban2@c) sze ninda
6. 2(u@c) gug2
7. 4(asz@c) kur2 tu7(|HIxASZ@c|)
8. 4(asz@c) kur2 |GA2x(HA.A)|
the GA2 in this sign is not closed with a final vertical
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
2. {d}sud3-a2-mah
3. lu2 sa10 gu7
4. 2(ban@c) sze ninda
5. 1(u@c) gug2
6. 2(asz@c) kur2 tu7
7. 4(asz@c) kur2 |GA2x(HA.A)|
8. 1(asz@c) me-an-ne2-si
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-unu
2. 1(asz@c) a-har-szi
3. dub-sar
4. 1(asz@c) ambar-ki-du10
5. szu!-ku6
6. 1(asz@c) 1/2(disz@c) uruda ma-na
7. 4(asz@c)# ninda
8. 4(asz@c)# gug2#
9. 1(asz@c) kur2 tu7
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) kur2 |GA2x(HA.A)|
2. ur-{d}nin-unu
3. dub-sar
4. 3(asz@c) ninda
5. 3(asz@c) gug2
6. da-du-lul
reverse
column 1
1. engar-us2
2. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-unu
3. 1(asz@c) inim-{d}sud3-da-zi
4. 1(asz@c) lu2-na-nam
blank space
column 2
1. ur-{d}en-zi-da
2. dumu
3. szesz-ama(LAK769)-na
blank space
column 3
1. szesz-ama(LAK769)-na
2. lu2 GAN2 sa10
3. e2 LUL
4. bala
5. inim-ni-zi

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):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (house purchase.)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: WF, 032

[Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.
history: SRU, 9

[Edzard1968SRU] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1968. Sumerische Rechtsurkunden Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur. Abhandlungen. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse. Neue Folge, Heft 67. München: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften.
history: OIP 104, 114

[Gelb1991OIP104] Gelb, Ignace J., Piotr Steinkeller, and Robert M. Whiting. 1991. Earliest Land Tenure Systems in the Near East: Ancient Kudurrus (ELTS). The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications 104. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/earliest-land-tenure-systems-near-east-ancient-kudurrus.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 12557
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

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

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2014-03-13 at 17:23:44	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2014-01-19 at 08:21:25	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2011-02-07 at 22:00:45	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Cripps, Eric L.	CDLI	approved
2010-06-26 at 14:47:14	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI	approved

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“WF 032 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010989.

WF 032 artifact entry (No. P010989). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010989 (Original work published 2001)

WF 032 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010989 (Accessed: July 15, 2025).

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	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 032 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010989},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010989},
}

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