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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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

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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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • 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.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 09131
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  • Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 13:06:16 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2021-07-19 at 09:50:30 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:10 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 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: May 11, 2025).
@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011002},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011002},
}


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