WF 076 (P011033)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12497

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (barley; consolidated account of WF 106; TSS 570.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) x gur
2. NI-gi4-[a]
3. 1(asz@c) e2-kas4-du10
4. sagi
5. 1(asz@c) utu-di-ku5
6. sagi
7. 1(asz@c) nar-munus
8. nam-mah
9. 1(asz@c) amar-e2-gibil
10. nam-mah
11. ugula
12. 1(asz@c) ur-utu
13. musz-lah4
14. 1(asz@c) e2-UD-[...]
15. 1(asz@c) ur-[...]
16. 1(asz@c) e2-[x]-sag
17. USZ#-na#
18. nam-mah
19. ugula
20. 1(asz@c) za3-ta
21. addirx(|LAK589.SI.A|)
22. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-da-zi
23. addirx
24. 1(asz@c) asz-da#-il
column 2
1. addirx
2. 1(asz@c) igi-gun3
3. sa-HAR
4. 1(asz@c) u2-tuku
5. addirx
6. 1(asz@c) e2-da-e3
7. addirx
8. 1(asz@c) amar#-[{d}iszkur]
9. addirx#
10. 1(asz@c) ur-[tul2]-sag
11. uru2
12. addirx
13. 1(asz@c) [pa]-bilx(|PAP.GESZ.BIL|)-ga
14. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-anzux(MI){muszen}
15. nam-mah ugula
16. 1(asz@c) [me]-pa-e3
17. [x x] x x
18. addirx
19. 1(asz@c) NU2{muszen}-gin7-gal2-la
20. 1(asz@c) szesz-pa3
21. ma2-DUN3
22. NI-NI engar
double ruling
23. 1(asz@c) mes-nig2-lul-le
column 3
1. e2-u2
2. 1(asz@c) AN-nu-me
3. lumgi3
4. AN-nu-me
5. e2-sahar-ta-e3
6. engar
7. 1(asz@c) u4-kur-ra
8. szu-i
9. 1(asz@c) [utu]-ur-sag
10. lu2-ma2
11. kinda
12. 1(asz@c) nin-ur-sag
13. sukkal
14. 1(asz@c) amar-{d}tu
15. sukkal
16. 1(asz@c) mes-nu-sze3
17. dub-sar
18. 1(asz@c) a2-ag2-du10
19. lu-lu
20. engar
double ruling
21. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-[da-zi]
22. szubur
23. 1(asz@c) munus-a2-nu-kusz2
24. pa4-en-mud
25. 1(asz@c) KA-U2-U2
26. {d}sud3-anzu
column 4
1. pa4-ul4-gal
2. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-ur-[sag]
3. ur-{d}nu-musz-da
4. 1(asz@c) {d}en-lil2-unken-a
5. munus-a2-nu-kusz2
6. szita-KAL
7. amar-szuba3#
8. szusz3
9. engar
double ruling
10. 1(asz@c) kur-ra-a2-gal2
11. szesz ur-utu
12. lu2-du10-ga
13. 1(asz@c) me-pa-e3
14. AK-{d}sud3
15. ugula KISAL
16. mes-nig2-lul-le
17. engar
double ruling
18. 1(asz@c) a-pa-e3
19. [x] SZESZ
20. 1(asz@c) [a-NI-NI]
21. 1(asz@c) e2-ki-gal-la
22. kun-du6-du6
23. 1(asz@c) a-NI
24. AN-nu-me
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) e2-hur-sag
2. AN-nu-me
3. munu4-mu2
4. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}en-ki
5. bilx(|PAP.GESZ.BIL|)-kalam-du10
6. ugula
7. 1(asz@c) e2-du6
8. [kin]-nir
9. 1(asz@c) ur-dumu-zi
10. eden-si
11. 1(asz@c) ki-ni-du10
12. bilx(|PAP.GESZ.BIL|)-kalam-du10
13. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-anzux(MI){muszen}
14. ur-dumu-zi
15. dub-sar
16. 1(asz@c) e2-{d}anzux(MI){muszen}
17. utu-ki-gal
18. (asz@c) USZ
19. e2-sahar-ta
20. dub-sar
21. [1(asz@c) sud3-a2-mah]
22. [szu-i]
23. 1(asz@c) HAR-tu-{d}sud3
24. NU2{muszen}-[gin7-gal2-la]
25. 1(asz@c) en-nam-zu5-sze3
column 6
1. e2-na-lu-lu
2. 1(asz@c) munus-a2-nu-kusz
3. bilx(|PAP.GESZ.BIL|)-kalam-du10
4. ugula
5. en-ki-sze3 engar
double ruling
6. 1(asz@c) UR-UR
7. [lu2-{gesz}BULUG3]
8. 1(asz@c) {d}en-lil2
9. simug
10. 1(asz@c) sag-utu-da
11. SAL-USZ
12. munus-a2-nu-kusz2
13. 1(asz@c) am-ma-ma
14. AN-nu-me
15. ugula
16. 1(asz@c) e2-na
17. lum-ma
18. ba-da-da
19. 1(asz@c) szubur#
20. e2-{d}anzu
21. 1(asz@c) e2-hur-sag
22. bilx(|PAP.GESZ.BIL|)-du10
column 7
1. 1(asz@c) dumu-szita
2. AN-nu-me
3. ugula
4. 1(asz@c) e2-nun-KA
5. mes-u4-ba
6. 1(asz@c) nam-mah
7. en-nu-kur
8. 1(asz@c) szubur
9. x x
10. 1(asz@c) zi-zi
11. ni-babbar2-pa-e3
12. 1(asz@c) kur-ra-a2-gal2
13. ni2-zu5-kur-sze3
14. 1(asz@c) a-hu-ti
15. bilx(|PAP.GESZ.BIL|)-kalam-du10
16. 1(asz@c) ur-dumu-zi
17. pa4-{d}anzu
18. 1(asz@c) UR-UR
19. szita-kalam
20. gala
21. 1(asz@c) szubur
22. bilx(|PAP.GESZ.BIL|)-kalam-du10
23. ugula
24. 1(asz@c) lum-ma
25. ur-{d}sud3
column 8
1. AN-AK
2. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}en-lil2
3. a-NE-SAG
4. 1(asz@c) szita-KAL
5. {d}sud3-anzu
6. 1(asz@c) a-hu-ti
7. lu2-dag
8. 1(asz@c) e2-{d}nanna
9. ni2-zu5-kur-sze3
10. 1(asz@c) KA-ni-zi
11. ba-za7
12. 1(asz@c) e2-hur-sag
13. e2-kur-ra
14. AK-utu
15. engar
double ruling
16. 1(asz@c) szesz-[a2]-nu-[kusz2]
17. LAK60-LAK60
18. 1(asz@c) eden-si
19. sipa
20. 1(asz@c) {a}aga-ni
21. UN{muszen}-SAR
22. 1(asz@c) zu5-na
column 9
1. ur-utu
2. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-anzux(MI){muszen}
3. a-a
4. 1(asz@c) szuba3-si
5. lum-ma
6. szita-kalam
7. 1(asz@c) dub-hul-tar
8. dub-sar
9. 1(asz@c) szubur
10. mes-nig2-lul-le
11. 1(asz@c) e2-hur-sag
12. [lu2]-{gesz}BULUG3
13. 1(asz@c) masz-da5
14. lu2-{gesz}BULUG3
15. 1(asz@c) kur-ra2-a2-gal2
16. lu2-{gesz}BULUG3
17. 1(asz@c) e2-ki-ba#
18. lu2-{gesz}BULUG3
19. 1(asz@c) [...]
20. lu2-{gesz}BULUG3
21. 1(asz@c) lam-ma
22. lu2-{gesz}BULUG3
broken
column 10
1. [{d}sud3-anzu] engar#
double ruling
2. 1(asz@c) KA-ni-zi
3. szubur
4. 1(asz@c) si-du3
5. abzu-ki-du10
6. dub-sar
7. mes-u4-ba#
8. engar
double ruling
9. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}sud3
10. a-[en]-da#
11. [1(asz@c)] {d}sud3-[anzux(MI){muszen}]
12. munu4-[mu2]
13. [1(asz@c) x]-ama-na
14. KUN
15. sag-[narx]
16. engar
double ruling
17. 1(asz@c) AK-utu
18. maszkim
19. enku
reverse
column 1
1'. [a-szitax]
2'. mes-nu-sze3
3'. 1(asz@c) a-zu5-zu5
4'. AK-asz-dar
5'. 1(asz@c) e2-{d}nanna
6'. ur-e2-saman3
7'. 1(asz@c) munus-a2-nu-kusz2
8'. na-na
9'. 1(asz@c) e2-ki-ba
10'. 1(asz@c) {d}buranunax(|KIB@g.NUN|)-ur-sag
11'. 1(asz@c) me-hur-sag
12'. UN{muszen}-SAR
13'. 1(asz@c) ki-ni-du10
14'. ur#-dumu-zi#
column 2
1'. eden-si
2'. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}sud3
3'. munus-abzu-mud
4'. 1(asz@c) amar-unug
5'. a-gu2-a
6'. 1(asz@c) bul5-la-bi
7'. uru2
8'. {d}en-lil2-unken-a
9'. ugula
10'. 1(asz@c) nam-mah
11'. gissu-sze3
12'. 1(asz@c) lam-ma
13'. dag-dag
14'. 1(asz@c) e2-nam-bi
15'. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}sud3
16'. 1(asz@c) na-na
17'. mes-e2-zi-da
18'. ugula
column 3
1'. 1(asz@c) [amar]-{d}gu2-la2
2'. gal-nimgir
3'. 1(asz@c) mu-da
4'. a-zu5
5'. UR-UR
6'. engar
7'. 1(asz@c) AN-nu-me
8'. NIG2-LAL2#
9'. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-anzux(MI){muszen}
10'. na-na-bi
11'. sza-TAR
12'. nagar
13'. 1(asz@c) utu-a-USZ
14'. lu2-pa3
15'. nagar
16'. 1(asz@c) e2-gissu-du10
17'. nagar
column 4
1. [1(asz@c) szesz-ni]
2. nagar#
3. [1(asz@c) e2]-{d}nanna#
4. nagar
5. 1(asz@c) amar-{d}PA
6. nagar
7. 1(asz@c) HAR-tu-{d}sud3
8. nagar
9. 1(asz@c) AK-nab
10. nagar
11. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}sud3
12. nagar
13. 1(asz@c) e2-[ezem]-du10
14. nagar#
15. 1(asz@c) masz-{d}sud3
16. nagar
17. 1(asz@c) utu-ur-sag
18. nagar
19. 1(asz@c) szubur
20. simug
21. 1(asz@c) masz-{d}sud3
22. simug
column 5
1. a-uszum-[gal-da]
2. simug
3. (asz@c) mes-e2-zi-da
4. simug
5. 1(asz@c) amar-KID-NUN
6. aszgab
7. 1(asz@c) szesz-pa3
8. aszgab
9. 1(asz@c) {d}en-lil2-unken-a
10. simug
11. 1(asz@c) UR-UR
12. nu-kiri6
13. en-gurusz-zi
14. engar
double ruling
15. 1(asz@c) ur-kin-nir
16. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}sud3
17. lu2-ma2
18. {d}anzu#
19. 1(asz@c) AN-nu-me
20. maszkim
column 6
1. sa12-du5
2. 1(asz@c) SZESZ-KI-na
3. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}tu
4. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-anzu
5. {d}anzu
6. 1(asz@c) pa-bilx(|PAP.GISZ.NE|)-ga
7. {d}anzu
8. 1(asz@c) szita-kalam
9. {d}anzu
10. 1(asz@c) masz-{d}sud3
11. utu-nu-me
12. {d}anzu
13. 1(asz@c) ANSZE-BI-ISZ
14. 1(asz@c) pa#-bilx(|PAP.GESZ.BIL|)#-[ga]
15. tug2-du8
16. e2-hur-sag
17. engar
blank space
column 7
blank space
column 8
blank space
column 9
blank space
column 10
blank space
1. szu-nigin2
2. 2(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 4(asz@c) 2(ban2@c)#
3. sze gur-mah2#
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Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (barley; consolidated account of WF 106; TSS 570.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

20120517 englund: primary documents TSS 0570 iv 4ff = iv 13ff in part TSS 0058 = iv 4ff., WF 106 = iv 9ff. (Pomponio AION 51, 337-340),

CDLI number	P011033
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P011033

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 12497
Accession Number

References

primary: WF, 076

[Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.
history: EDATS p., 3 (01) no. 014

[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. 187

[Edzard1976Wirtschaftstexte] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1976. “Fāra Und Abu Ṣalābiḫ. Die „Wirtschaftstexte“.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 66: 156–95.
citation: Pomponio 1991

[sec4522] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-08-23 at 16:48:28	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2024-07-03 at 13:06:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2021-10-29 at 16:13:46	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-10-22 at 17:28:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-08-25 at 12:04:30	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Krebernik, Manfred	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-05-13 at 15:34:31	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-08-02 at 13:16:08	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	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 076 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011033.

WF 076 artifact entry (No. P011033). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011033 (Original work published 2001)

WF 076 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011033 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011033},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011033},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“WF 076 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011033.

WF 076 artifact entry (No. P011033). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011033 (Original work published 2001)

WF 076 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011033 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 076 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011033},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011033},
}

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