WF 063 (P011020)

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 12618

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (barley, copper.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(asz@c) sze lid2-ga
2. uru18
3. ul-ul
4. 3(asz@c) nin-{an}anzux(MI){muszen}
5. i3-du8
6. 2(asz@c) x? sikil
column 2
1. ar3-du2
2. 8(asz@c) nin-{an}anzux(MI){muszen}
3. sza3
4. 2(barig@c) di-utu
5. 2(barig@c) dingir-ur-sag
6. dam-gar3
7. 2(asz@c) i3-li2-a
column 3
1. 3(asz@c) hu-bu7{bu}-mah2
2. 4(asz@c) pa4-bil4-la
3. 2(barig@c) munus-ur-sag
4. 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) KA-zi-da
5. 3(asz@c) nam-mah2
6. ur-sag!
column 4
1. 6(asz@c) pa4-bil4-du10-kalam
2. ugula KISAL
3. 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) um-BU
4. engar nig2 e2? um-ma
5. 1(asz@c) sikil
reverse
column 1
1. 3(u@c) uruda ma-na
2. {d}sud3-a2-mah
3. i3-a
4. 1(u@c) 4(ban2@c) gal-ki
5. ul-ul
blank space
column 2
1. an-sze3-gu2
2. 4(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze lid2-ga
3. 4(u@c) uruda ma-na
4. sze LUL szum2-ma
5. utu-ur-sag zubi(LAK460)?

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, copper.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P011020
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P011020

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 12618
Accession Number

References

primary: WF, 063

[Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.
history: EDATS p., 3 (15)

[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. 186

[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
2017-01-06 at 23:35:00	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“WF 063 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011020.

WF 063 artifact entry (No. P011020). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011020 (Original work published 2001)

WF 063 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011020 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011020},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011020},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P011020
LB  - CDLI:P011020
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - WF 063 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P011020
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“WF 063 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011020.

WF 063 artifact entry (No. P011020). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011020 (Original work published 2001)

WF 063 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011020 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011020},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011020},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P011020
LB  - CDLI:P011020
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - WF 063 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P011020
ER  -