WF 055 (P011012)

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 12610

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (barley.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur-mah
en: 11 gurmaḫ 2 barig barley,
2. ganun-mah
en: from Big-Storehouse;
3. 6(asz@c) sze gur
en: 6 gur(maḫ) barley,
4. 3(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ganun
en: 3 1/2 (gurmaḫ) 2 barig, storehouse,
5. gur2-gur2
en: ...;
column 2
1. sze-numun
en: seed-barley;
blank space
column 3
blank space
reverse
column 1
1. an-sze3-gu2
en: Total:
2. 2(u@c) 1(asz@c) sze gur-mah
en: 21 gurmaḫ barley,
calculation: 11;2,0 + 6;0,0 + 3 1/2;2,0 = 20 1/2;4,0 = 21;0,0
therefore, the gurmaḫ consisted of 8 barig = 480 sila3
3. sze-numun
en: seed-barley:
4. 3(bur'u@c) 7(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c)
en: 37 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku.
calculation: 21 ÷ 37.5 = .56 gurmaḫ or 268.8 sila3 per bur3 (37.5 ÷ 21 = 1.5 bur3 per gurmaḫ)
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column 2
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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 (barley.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P011012
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P011012

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 12610
Accession Number

References

primary: WF, 055

[Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.
history: EDATS p., 3 (01) no. 059

[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
2019-04-06 at 07:45:52	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2014-10-03 at 11:28:40	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:10	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“WF 055 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011012.

WF 055 artifact entry (No. P011012). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011012 (Original work published 2001)

WF 055 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011012 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).

@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011012},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011012},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P011012
LB  - CDLI:P011012
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - WF 055 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P011012
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“WF 055 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011012.

WF 055 artifact entry (No. P011012). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011012 (Original work published 2001)

WF 055 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011012 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).

@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011012},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011012},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P011012
LB  - CDLI:P011012
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - WF 055 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P011012
ER  -