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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Photo

Photo (detail)

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

Text

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (barley.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P011025
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P011025

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 09080
Accession Number

References

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.

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
2021-07-21 at 09:02:50	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-05-13 at 15:29:30	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-11-21 at 10:14:36	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-10-17 at 11:00:01	Andersson, Jakob	Transliteration	Andersson, Jakob	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 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: October 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011025},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011025},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - WF 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P011025
ER  -

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: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011025},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011025},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P011025
LB  - CDLI:P011025
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - WF 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P011025
ER  -