WF 087 (P011044)

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 09077

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. 4(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) sze gur
2. AN-nu-me
3. abzu-ki-du10
4. 1(asz@c) uh3-gibil6
5. szitim
6. 1/2(asz@c) ur-utu
7. 1(asz@c) ad-da
8. mes-e2-zi-da
column 2
1. simug
2. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-anzux(MI){muszen}
3. ama-ig-gal
4. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) ur2-mud
5. nig2-si4 engar
6. 1/2(asz@c) za3-ta
7. 1/2(asz@c) ur-{d}sud3
8. 1(asz@c) u4-pa-e3
9. nig2-si4 engar
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) AN-nu-me
2. szitim
3. 2(barig@c) lugal-he2-gal2-SZIM
4. szitim
5. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) USZ
6. szesz-ni engar
7. 1/2(asz@c) ur-lugal-DU
reverse
column 1
1. 1/2(asz@c) DUR2-BI-da
2. 1/2(asz@c) amar-{d}gu2-la2
3. pa-bilx(|GESZ.PAP.BIL|)-ga engar
4. 1(asz@c) utu-szita engar
5. 2(asz@c) ni2-kur-ra
column 2
1. simug
2. 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) nam-mah
3. mes-nu-sze3
4. engar
5. 2(barig@c) en-bara2-si
6. 1/2(asz@c) e2-{d}SAR-da-du
7. szitim
column 3
1. [ur]-lugal#-DU engar
2. 1(u@c) 9(asz@c)#? [(n) sze] gur
  (double rule)
3. 1/2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) e2-UD-gin7-e3
4. unu3
5. dub-sar-ra

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Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: WF, 087

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

  • history: EDATS p., 3 (01) no. 022

    [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: Visicato 1991, 352f.

    [Visicato1991] Visicato, Giuseppe. 1991.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 09077
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  • Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-20 at 10:26:56 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 13:06:16 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2010-09-28 at 14:30:06 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:11 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 087 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011044.
WF 087 artifact entry (No. P011044). (2024, September 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011044 (Original work published 2001)
WF 087 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011044 (Accessed: July 7, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-07]},
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	month = {sep 20},
	title = {WF 087 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011044},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011044},
}

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