WF 070 (P011027)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12654

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. 4(asz@c)# sze gur# du11-ga
2. amar-e2-gibil6
3. nibru
4. 2(asz@c) sze gur ur-{d}gibil6
5. a-nun-{d}sud3-da
6. 2(asz@c) ad-da-lum
7. adab{ki}
8. 2(asz@c) munus-du10
9. adab{ki}
10. 2(asz@c) e2-pa-e3
11. adab#{ki}
12. [...]
column 2
1. uru2-za-gu2
2. 2(asz@c) ur-dumu-zi
3. IGI#-lum#
4. 2(asz@c) KA-lugal-da-zi
5. adab{ki}
6. 2(asz@c) en-lil2-unken-a
7. [...]
8. [2(asz@c) ...]
9. [...]
10. 2(asz@c) sza3#-gu2-ba
11. [unu]{ki#}
column 3
1. iri-DU
2. 1(asz@c) me-abzu-ta
3. 1(asz@c) abzu-ni-sze3
4. 1(asz@c) kur4-ra
5. 1(asz@c) e2-abzu
6. 1(asz@c) ama-lal3-abzu#
7. nu-su
8. ur-{d}nu#-musz#-da#
9. nimgir
10. 5(asz@c) sze gur bara2-ni
11. zadim
12. 2(asz@c) [...]-li
column 4
1. a-nun-{d}sud3
2. 2(asz@c) KA-u2
3. unu{ki}
4. 2(asz@c) szita-ME-TE-na
5. nibru{ki}
6. 2(asz@c) di-nun
7. GISZ-KU-LAB{ki}
8. 2(asz@c) amar-e2-gal
9. unu{ki}
10. 2(asz@c) AN-ur2-sze3
11. nar
12. unu{ki}
13. 2(asz@c) NIG2-TUR
14. du-du
column 5
1. iri-DU
2. 1(asz@c) siki-sa6
3. 1(asz@c) AN-BA
4. 1(asz@c) sikil
5. 1(asz@c) hul-kal
6. nu-su
7. AK-utu
8. nimgir
9. 2(asz@c) munus-a2-nu-kusz2
10. unu{ki}
11. 2(asz@c) amar-mes-lam
12. nibru
13. 2(asz@c) USZ
14. unu{ki}
column 6
1. 2(asz@c) bilx(|GISZ.PAP.NE|)-a2-nu-kusz2
2. unu{ki}
3. 2(asz@c) mes-pa3
4. unu{ki}
5. 2(asz@c) dag-dag
6. nibru{ki}
7. 2(asz@c) szesz-gesztin
8. adab{ki}
9. 2(asz@c) AK
10. nibru{ki}
11. 2(asz@c) ur-{d}en-ki
12. nibru
13. 2(asz@c) ur-tur
14. adab{ki}
column 7
1. 2(asz@c) di-utu
2. GISZ#-KUN-KUL-AB
3. 2(asz@c) szesz-pa3
4. nibru{ki}
5. 2(asz@c) szubur
6. adab{ki}
7. iri-DU
8. 1(asz@c) GAN-utu
9. 1(asz@c) nin-me-du10
10. 1(asz@c) lal3-lal3
11. 1(asz@c) me-e2-zi#-ta#
12. 1(asz@c) uru18#
13. [1(asz@c) DUR2-BU-da-nu]
reverse
column 1
1. [1(asz@c) e2-ni-sze3]
2. [nu-su]
3. [pa4-nu-la2]
4. [nimgir]
5. 2(asz@c)# [...]
6. nibru#
7. 2(asz@c) ur-{d}szara2
8. nibru
9. 2(asz@c) a-hux(RI)-ti
10. GISZ-KUL-AB
11. 2(asz@c) AN-nu-me
12. GISZ-KUL-AB
13. 2(asz@c) il-tu-tu
14. GISZ-KUL-AB
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) ur-ku
2. unu{ki}
3. 2(asz@c) ur-sag
4. unu{ki}
5. 2(asz@c) ur-dumu-zi
6. GISZ-KUL-AB
7. 2(asz@c) ama-ul4-gal
8. nibru{ki}
9. 2(asz@c) ur-dumu-zi
10. uru2-za-gu2
11. 2(asz@c) a-szesz
12. GISZ-KUN-KUL-AB
13. 2(asz@c) UR
column 3
1. nibru
2. engar x
3. 2(asz@c) e2-AN-DA
4. unu{ki}
5. 2(asz@c) ur-e2
6. GISZ-KUL-AB
7. 2(asz@c) u2-DU
8. nibru{ki}
9. 2(asz@c) AN-sag-tuku
10. 2(asz@c) amar-{d}suen
11. 2(asz@c) sza3-TAR
12. iri-DU
13. 1(asz@c) nin-bad3
14. 1(asz@c) nin-tur
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) narx
2. 1(asz@c) GAN-{d}sud3
3. 1(asz@c) sikil
4. 1(asz@c) a-tu
5. 1(asz@c) gi4-za7
6. nu-su#
7. ur-en-unu6-SZIM
8. nimgir
9. 2(asz@c) men-gu10
10. adab{ki}
11. 2(asz@c) bara2-ki-ba
12. GISZ-KUL-AB
13. 2(asz@c) AK-{d}sud3
14. nibru[{ki}]
column 5
1. [2(asz@c)] lugal#-{d#}anzu#
2. lagasz{ki}
3. 2(asz@c) utu-nu-me
4. 2(asz@c) a-{d}anzu
5. GISZ-KUL-AB
6. 2(asz@c) munus-du10
7. adab{ki}
8. 2(asz@c) AN-nu-me
9. adab{ki}
10. 2(asz@c) lugal-bara2-ge-du10
11. 2(asz@c) e2-ki-ba
12. unu{ki}
13. 2(asz@c) dah
14. GISZ-KUN-KULAB
column 6
1. [2(asz@c) ...]
2. [...]
3. 2(asz@c) {a}aga-uszum
4. GISZ-KUL-AB
5. 2(asz@c) amar-e2-gibil
6. 2(asz@c) lu-lu
7. unu{ki}
8. 2(asz@c) utu-ur-sag
9. GISZ-KUL-AB
10. iri-DU
11. 1(asz@c) e2!(KID)-nun
12. 1(asz@c) AN-BU
13. 1(asz@c) amar-bur-ra
14. 1(asz@c) ki-ni-LI
column 7
1. [nu-su]
2. [e2-abzu-lal2]
3. nimgir#
  blank space
4. an-sze3-gu2 gurusz
5. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 4(asz@c) dub iri-DU
6. dub-nimgir
  blank space
7. 3(u@c) 3(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) sze gur-mah
8. iri-DU
9. nu-su
  blank space

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P011027

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 12654
Accession Number

References

  • primary: WF, 070

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

  • history: EDATS p., 3 (01) no. 004

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 13:06:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-08-25 at 11:35:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-11-21 at 10:14:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:10 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“WF 070 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011027.
WF 070 artifact entry (No. P011027). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011027 (Original work published 2001)
WF 070 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011027 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011027},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011027},
}


TY  - ELEC
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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P011027
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - WF 070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P011027
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“WF 070 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011027.
WF 070 artifact entry (No. P011027). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011027 (Original work published 2001)
WF 070 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011027 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011027},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011027},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P011027
LB  - CDLI:P011027
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - WF 070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P011027
ER  -
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