WF 098 (P011055)

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 12455

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (workers (gurush, flour distribution).)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) gurusz
2. AN-nu-me
3. 3(asz@c) bilx(|GESZ.PAP.BIL|)-kalam-du10
4. 2(asz@c) ur-{d}sud3
5. 8(asz@c) nam-mah
column 2
1. 4(asz@c) mes-e2-zi-da
2. 1(asz@c) sukkal
3. 1(asz@c) muhaldim
4. 6(asz@c) lunga3
5. 1(asz@c) masz#-da5#
6. 6(asz@c) al6#-lum
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) e2-na
2. 1(asz@c) SZESZ-KI-na
3. 5(asz@c) mes-lu-lu
4. 5(asz@c) dumu-{an}anzux(MI){muszen}
5. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) ad-da
column 4
1. 4(asz@c) DI-utu
2. 2(asz@c) utu-ur-sag
3. 2(asz@c) azlag4
4. 4(asz@c) ALAM#
5. 2(asz@c) abgal
reverse
column 1
1. 8(asz@c) enku#
2. 2(asz@c) tul2-sag-du10#
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
column 3
1. an-sze3-gu2 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 2(asz@c) gurusz
2. 2(ban2@c) zi3@t szu ba-ti
3. 2(u@c) 7(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) zi3@t gurx(|GURxASZ@c|)
  calculation: 72 × 2 = 144 ban2; 144 ÷ 4 = 27 (?)
4. lu2 zi3@t ba

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (workers (gurush, flour distribution).)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P011055

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 12455
Accession Number

References

  • primary: WF, 098

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

  • history: EDATS p., 3 (17)

    [Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.

  • history: Bureaucracy of Šuruppak, 192

    [Visicato1995BureaucracyŠuruppak] Visicato, Giuseppe. 1995. The Bureaucracy of Šuruppak Administrative Centres, Central Offices, Intermediate Structures and Hierarchies in the Economic Documentation of Fara. Vol. 10. Abhandlungen Zur Literatur Alt-Syrien-Palastinas Und Mesopotamiens. Ugarit-Verlag Munster.

  • citation: ZA 66, p.156-195, p. 188

    [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
2024-10-25 at 18:22:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 13:06:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-07-11 at 21:35:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-07-22 at 18:25:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2010-09-30 at 06:21:00 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:11 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 098 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011055.
WF 098 artifact entry (No. P011055). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011055 (Original work published 2001)
WF 098 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011055 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {WF 098 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011055},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011055},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“WF 098 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011055.
WF 098 artifact entry (No. P011055). (2024, October 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011055 (Original work published 2001)
WF 098 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011055 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 25},
	title = {WF 098 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011055},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011055},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P011055
LB  - CDLI:P011055
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - WF 098 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P011055
ER  -
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