WF 068 (P011025)

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 09080

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) sze gur-mah
2. ur-{d}sud3
3. ma2-DUN3
4. 2(asz@c) ama-a-si
5. ma2-DUN3
6. 2(asz@c) amar-abzu
7. ma2-DUN3
8. 2(asz@c) AK-utu
9. ku-li
10. 2(asz@c) ur2-ni
11. bur-nun-si
12. 2(asz@c) me-pa-e3
13. utu-ur-sag
14. 2(asz@c) tul2-sag-du10
15. dumu-nun-szita
16. 2(asz@c) ur-dumu-zi
column 2
1. [amar]-sag#-[TAR]
2. 2(asz@c) {d}sud3-anzu
3. munus-{d}anzu
4. lu2-ma2-gal-gal
5. 2(asz@c) AN-ur2-sze3
6. lu2-ma2
7. dub-sag
8. 2(asz@c) nam-mah
9. munus-gesztin
10. ugula
11. 2(asz@c) kin-nir-si
12. 2(asz@c) mes-nig2-lul-le
13. ur-{d}sud3 ugula
14. 2(asz@c) har-tu-{d}sud3
column 3
1. en-eden-si
2. 2(asz@c) {d}sud3-anzu
3. ur-{d}gibil6
4. bilx(|GESZ.PAP.NE|)-{d}anzu
5. ugula
6. 2(asz@c) e2-{d}anzu
7. sukkal
8. 2(asz@c) eden-si
9. muhaldim
10. 2(asz@c) kum-za
11. lumgi3
12. 2(asz@c) masz-da5
13. mu6-sub3
14. 2(asz@c) hur-sag-sze3-mah
15. lugal-ki-dur2-du10
column 4
1. ki-mu-gi4
2. ugula
3. 2(asz@c) dumu-szita
4. ki-gal-la
5. e2-na ugula
6. 2(asz@c) nam-mah-{d}sud3-da
7. masz-da5 ugula
8. 2(asz@c) na-ni
9. lu2-ma2-gi6
10. 2(asz@c) KA-ni-zi
11. ma2-DUN3
12. 2(asz@c) AK-abzu
13. lu2-ma2-gi6
14. 2(asz@c) mes-nu-sze2
15. ad-da
16. [KA-ti]
column 5
1. 2(asz@c) AN-[nu]-me
2. en-sza3-ge
3. 2(asz@c) ur2-ni
4. ur-{d}{la}lazx
5. 2(asz@c) a-nun-{d}sud3
6. 2(asz@c) e2-ki-ba
7. amar-tur3
8. ugula
9. 2(asz@c) ur-{d}sud3
10. uru2
11. amar-{d}nam-nir ugula
12. 2(asz@c) munus-a2-nu-kusz2
13. sanga-GAR
14. 2(asz@c) amar-ezen
15. ur-{d}sud3
16. ugula
column 6
1. [{d}en-lil2-pa3]
2. 2(asz@c) mes-ki-gal-la
3. szu-ku6
4. 2(asz@c) ur-{d}en-ki
5. szu-ku6
6. 2(asz@c) {d}en-lil2-unken-a
7. sza3-ge-TAR
8. dub-sar
9. 2(asz@c) szud3-mud
10. {d}sud3-anzu
11. 2(asz@c) a-du6
12. {d}sud3-nu-me
13. har-tu
14. 2(asz@c) AN-ur2-sze3
15. ur-dumu-zi
16. mes-e2-zi-da
column 7
1. ugula
2. [2(asz@c)] [{d}sud3]-anzu#
3. usan3#-du3#
4. 2(asz@c) %a ba-la-da-da
5. szu-ku6
6. 2(asz@c) {d}sud3-anzu
7. dam-gar3
8. 2(asz@c) pa-bilx(|GESZ.PAP.NE|)-ga
9. usan3-du3
10. 2(asz@c) AN-nu-me
11. ur-dumu-zi
12. {d}en-lil2-pa3
13. %a asz-ma2-sar
14. 1(asz@c) gissu-sze3
column 8
1. [1(asz@c) uszum-ma]
2. [1(asz@c) ur2-mud]
3. masz-{d}sud3#
4. 1(asz@c) KA-lugal-da-zi
5. u4-kur-ra
6. 1(asz@c) AK
7. abgal
8. 1(asz@c) ba-za7
9. 1(asz@c) utu-szita
10. szu-ku6
11. esz3
  postposition to line 10
12. eden-si ugula
13. 1/2(asz@c) me-pa-e3
14. si-du3
reverse
column 1
1. 1/2(asz@c) nin-unken-a
2. an-za-ba-na
3. 1/2(asz@c) e2-nu-si
4. szu-ku6
5. e2-geme2
6. 1/2(asz@c) har-tu-{d}sud3
7. amar-{d}IB
8. enku{ku6}
9. 1/2(asz@c) ur-dumu-zi
10. unug{ki}
11. 1/2(asz@c) nimgir-ME-TE-na
12. [unug{ki}]
13. 1/2(asz@c) [ur-dumu-zi]
column 2
1. GISZ-KUL-AB
2. 1/2(asz@c) ur-nigin3-si
3. umma{ki}
4. 1/2(asz@c) utu-szita
5. unug{ki}
6. 1/2(asz@c) AN-nu-me
7. adab{ki}
8. 1/2(asz@c) ur-{d}dam-gal
9. adab{ki}
10. lu2-ma2 iri-kas4
column 3
  column blank
column 4
  column blank
column 5
  column blank
column 6
1. szu-nigin
2. 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 1/2(asz@c@90) sze gur-mah

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, 068

    [Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.

  • history: EDATS p., 3 (01) no. 024

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 09080
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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
2021-07-21 at 09:02:50 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2018-05-13 at 15:29:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-11-21 at 10:14:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-10-17 at 11:00:01 Andersson, Jakob Atf Andersson, Jakob 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 068 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011025.
WF 068 artifact entry (No. P011025). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011025 (Original work published 2001)
WF 068 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011025 (Accessed: July 19, 2025).
@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011025},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011025},
}


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