WF 036 (P010993)

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

Cite

Photo

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12523

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (field purchase.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) uruda ma-na
2. sa10 GAN2
3. 1(esze3@c) GAN2-bi
4. 7(asz@c) uruda ma-na
5. LAK672 TAR
6. 4(asz@c)? uruda ma-na
column 2
1. nig2-diri
2. 4(asz@c) uruda ma-na
3. tug2
4. 2(u@c) ninda
5. 2(u@c) gug2
6. 6(asz@c) kur2 tu7(|HIxASZ@c|)
7. 6(asz@c) kur2 edakuax(|LAGABxHA.A|)
8. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
column 3
1. esz3-ta-mud
2. {d}sud3-{an}anzux(MI){muszen}
3. lu2 sa10 gu7
4. 1(asz@c) me-gal2 tug2
5. 5(asz@c) ninda
6. 5(asz@c) gug2
7. 2(asz@c) kur2 tu7
8. 2(asz@c) kur2 edakuax(|LAGABxHA.A|)
column 4
1. me-nun
2. 5(asz@c) ninda
3. 5(asz@c) gug2
4. 2(asz@c) kur2 tu7
5. 2(asz@c) kur2 edakuax(|LAGABxHA.A|)
6. ak
7. 1(asz@c) utu-mu-kusz2
8. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-di-ku5-mu
9. 1(asz@c) esz3-ta-mud
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) ur-szubur
2. a-ru
3. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-unu
4. 1(asz@c) e2-kur-pa-e3
5. mun-ur4
6. 1(asz@c) AK-girinx(|A.BU.HA.DU|)
reverse
column 1
1. dub-sar
2. lu2 ki-inim
3. 1(asz@c) ku3 gin2
4. 5(asz@c) ninda
5. 5(asz@c) gug2
6. 2(asz@c) kur2 tu7
7. 2(asz@c) kur2 edakuax(|LAGABxHA.A|)
8. szubur
column 2
1. dub-sar
2. lu2 inim-til
column 3
1. nam-mah
2. ugula a-ru
3. lu2 GAN2 sa10
4. sa-a
5. bala
6. abzu-ki-du10

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (field purchase.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P010993
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010993

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 12523
Accession Number

References

primary: WF, 036

[Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.
history: SRU, 4

[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, 117

[Gelb1991OIP104] Gelb, Ignace Jay, 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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2020-04-29 at 09:45:26	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-03-13 at 17:23:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-06-26 at 15:11:52	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:10	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“WF 036 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010993.

WF 036 artifact entry (No. P010993). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010993 (Original work published 2001)

WF 036 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010993 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).

@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010993},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010993},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010993
LB  - CDLI:P010993
M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - WF 036 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010993
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“WF 036 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010993.

WF 036 artifact entry (No. P010993). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010993 (Original work published 2001)

WF 036 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010993 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).

@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010993},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010993},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010993
LB  - CDLI:P010993
M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - WF 036 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010993
ER  -