WF 073 (P011030)

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 12431

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. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) uru18
2. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) nin-me-du10
3. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) me-e2-zi-ta
4. 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) bilx-a2-nu-kusz2
5. unug#{ki}
column 2
1. 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) dag-dag
2. nibru<{ki}>
3. 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) mas-pa3
4. unug#{ki}
5. 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) ur-tur
6. adab{ki}
7. 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) USZ
column 3
1. unug{ki}
2. 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) ur-{d}en-ki
3. nibru<{ki}>
4. 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) di-utu
5. GESZ-KUL-AB
6. 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) szesz-gesztin
7. adab{ki}
8. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) DUR2-BU-da-nu
column 4
1. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) GAN-utu
2. nu-su
3. 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) szesz-pa3
4. nibru{ki}
reverse
column 1
1. [1(barig@c)] 2(ban2@c)#? e2-ni-sze3
2. nu-su
3. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lal3-lal3
4. pa4-nu-la2
5. sze-ag2

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, 073

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

  • history: EDATS p., 3 (01) no. 005

    [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 12431
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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
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 073 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011030.
WF 073 artifact entry (No. P011030). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011030 (Original work published 2001)
WF 073 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011030 (Accessed: July 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011030},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011030},
}

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