WF 045 (P011002)

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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Photo

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 09131

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (fields.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) GAN2
2. sag-narx
3. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) a-lum
4. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) AK-AN
5. mar
6. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) utu#-ur-sag
column 2
1. lu2#-ma2#
2. 1(esze3@c) me-pa-e3
3. engar
4. a-nu-sze3
5. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) UR-UR
6. 5(iku@c) {d}sud3-da-zi
7. ba-za7
8. 5(iku@c) szir-ezen
9. 5(iku@c)#? mes-e2-[zi]-da
column 3
1. nu-banda3
2. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) AN-nu-me
3. ur-e2
4. 2(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) a-da-DUR2
5. ur-{d}gu2-la2
6. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) e2-na-lu-lu
7. dam-gar3
8. 5(iku@c) ur-{d}TAG-nun
9. ugula
column 4
1. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) ga-ri
2. szusz3
3. 2(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) amar-szuba3
4. a-ki-gal
5. 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) amar-szuba3
6. lu2-geme2-zi
7. 3(iku@c) LAK343
8. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) du6-du6
9. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) lam-ma
column 5
1. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) en-MU-du10
2. AN-USZ
3. 5(iku@c) ur-{d}lamma
4. sa-HAR
5. 5(iku@c) utu-a2-mah
6. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) dumu-nun-szita
7. a-si4
8. 5(iku@c) szubur
9. zum-da
column 6
1. 5(iku@c) szubur
2. uru2
3. 2(iku@c) a-NE-nu
4. simug
5. 1(esze3@c) ur-{d}{sze3}szer7-da
6. dub-sar
7. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) ur-{d}gu2-la2
8. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) ur-lugal-DU
reverse
column 1
1. 5(iku@c) AB-ta-mud
2. 2(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) gissu-bi
3. 5(iku@c) szubur
4. utu-ki-gal
5. 5(iku@c) abzu-ki-du10
6. dub-sar
7. 5(iku@c) me-mah#-[nu]-sa2
column 2
1. 5(iku@c) a-nun-{d}sud3
2. lu2-ninda2
3. 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) e2-nu-si
4. gal5-la2
5. 5(iku@c) AK-utu
6. na-gada
7. 5(iku@c) e2-{d}anzu
8. ugula
9. 5(iku@c) dumu-{d}anzu
10. lu2-HAR
11. 5(iku@c) sza3-TAR
column 3
1. nagar
2. 5(iku@c) amar-KID-nun
3. SUR-gu-nun
4. 1(esze3@c) enku{ku6}
5. USZ-ki-ba
6. 5(iku@c) KA-ni-zi
7. gal-sagi
8. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) a-NE-nu
9. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) bilx(|GISZ.PAP.NE|)-a2-nu-kusz2
10. dub-sar
11. 5(iku@c) a-nun-{d}sud3
12. ugula
column 4
1. sze-numun gar
2. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) har-tu-{d}sud3
3. mu6-sub3
4. 5(iku@c) kalam-du10
5. 5(iku@c) kur-a2-gal2
6. 2(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) sza3-gu2-ba
7. szu-ku6
8. 2(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) ur-{d}nu-musz-da
9. {d}sud3-anzu
10. 2(iku@c)? [...]
column 5
1. 4(iku@c) ad-da-da
2. 5(iku@c) a-RI-ti
3. USZ-ki-sze3
rest of column blank
column 6
1. [an]-sze3-gu2
2. 2(bur'u@c) la2 2(bur3@c) GAN2 sze-numun gar
3. 2(bur3@c) GAN2 nu-kin-ak
rest of column blank

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 (fields.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P011002
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P011002

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 09131
Accession Number

References

primary: WF, 045

[Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.
history: EDATS p., 3 (16) no. 074

[Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.
citation: ZA 66, p.156-195, p. 185

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-03 at 13:06:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2021-07-19 at 09:50:30	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	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 045 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011002.

WF 045 artifact entry (No. P011002). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011002 (Original work published 2001)

WF 045 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011002 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011002},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011002},
}

TY  - ELEC
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M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - WF 045 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“WF 045 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011002.

WF 045 artifact entry (No. P011002). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011002 (Original work published 2001)

WF 045 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011002 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011002},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011002},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P011002
LB  - CDLI:P011002
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - WF 045 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P011002
ER  -