WF 037 (P010994)

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 12746

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. 6(asz@c) uruda ma-na
2. sa10 GAN2#
3. 1(asz@c)? [x (x)]
4. 2(u@c) x x
5. nig2-diri#
6. 2(asz@c)#? [x (x)]
7. [...] x
column 2
1. 6(asz@c) siki# [ma]-na#
2. tug2#
3. 2(u@c) ninda#
4. 2(u@c) gug2#
5. [n kur2 tu7]
6. [n kur2 |LAGABx(HA.A)|]
7. [...]
8. [...]
9. lugal-kur-ra-diri
column 3
1. [x]-x
2. [...]
3. x x uruda? [x]
4. [...]
5. 1(u@c)#? [ninda]
6. 1(u@c)#? gug2#
7. [5(asz@c) kur2 tu7]
8. 5(asz@c)# kur2 |LAGABx(HA.A)|
9. RI?-ti-a
column 4
1. {d}sud3-{an}anzu2{muszen}
2. sag-dingir-tuku
3. inim#?-{d}sud3-da#-zi#
4. nam#-x
5. [...] x
6. lugal#?-usz#?-SZIM#
reverse
column 1
1. nin-tur?
2. amar-{d}gu2-la2
3. dub-sar
4. 1(asz@c) lum-ma
5. 1(asz@c) za3-nin-ga2-ta
6. 1(asz@c) a-gin7-du
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}tab
2. 1(asz@c) lugal-na-de5-ga
3. lu2 ki-inim
4. 1(u@c) ninda
5. 1(u@c) gug2
6. 2(asz@c) kur2 tu7
7. 2(asz@c) kur2 |LAGABx(HA.A)|
8. UR-UR
column 3
1. dub-sar GAN2
blank space
column 4
1. lu2-na-nam
2. lu2 GAN2 sa10
3. GAN2 ku3
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)

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	P010994
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010994

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 12746
Accession Number

References

primary: WF, 037

[Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.
history: SRU, 5

[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, 118

[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
2014-03-13 at 17:23:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-06-30 at 11:13:57	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	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 037 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010994.

WF 037 artifact entry (No. P010994). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010994 (Original work published 2001)

WF 037 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010994 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 037 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010994},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010994},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010994
LB  - CDLI:P010994
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - WF 037 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010994
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“WF 037 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010994.

WF 037 artifact entry (No. P010994). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010994 (Original work published 2001)

WF 037 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010994 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 037 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010994},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010994},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010994
LB  - CDLI:P010994
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - WF 037 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010994
ER  -