WF 107 (P011065)

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 09111

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (workers.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  broken
2. [...]-kas4-da
3. 1(asz@c) amar-{d}nin-mu2
4. 1(asz@c) e2-{d}SAR
5. adab{ki}
6. 1(asz@c) du-du
7. mes-lu-lu
8. 1(asz@c) lum-ma
9. [...]-tul2-sag
10. 1(asz@c) du-du
11. nibru{ki}
12. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}en-ki
13. a2-nu#-kusz2
14. [1(asz@c)] {d}sud3-anzu
column 2
1. ma2-DUN3
2. 1(asz@c) lum-ma
3. mes-ki-erim2
4. 1(asz@c) e2-pa-e3
5. e2-al6-la
6. 1(asz@c) a-{d}anzu
7. GISZ-GIR2-AB{ki}
8. 1(asz@c) e2-KU-KU
9. 1(asz@c) AK-utu
10. dumu-szita
11. 1(asz@c) mes-nig2-lul-le
12. szu-ku6
13. 1(asz@c) kir-nir-si
14. munus-zi
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) KA-zi-da
2. 1(asz@c) {d}en-lil2-unken-a
3. {d}suen-mud
4. 1(asz@c) kar-mud
5. 1(asz@c) a-nu-su
6. GAR-PA4
7. 1(asz@c) si-du3
8. a-da-NA2
9. 1(asz@c) har-tu-{d}sud3
10. addirx(|GISAL.SI.A|)
11. 1(asz@c) kur-a2-gal2
12. ama-a-si
13. 1(asz@c) ur-dumu-zi
14. lu2-ma2-gi6
15. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-ur-sag
column 4
1. e2-du10-ga
2. 1(asz@c) bilx(|GISZ.PAP.NE|)-a2-nu-kusz2
3. gissu-sze3
4. 1(asz@c) utu-im-ru-[x]
5. u2-a
6. 1(asz@c) AN-nu-me
7. u2-a
8. 1(asz@c) nig2-sza3-ta-nu-e3
9. 1(asz@c) gissu-sze3
10. i-na-il
11. 1(asz@c) lum-ma
12. unug{ki}
13. 1(asz@c) KA-ni-zi
14. amar-szuba3
15. 1(asz@c) a-si4-si4
column 5
1. ad-da
2. 1(asz@c) lum-ma
3. szud3-TAR
4. 1(asz@c) sza3-TAR
5. nimgir#-mete-na
6. 1(asz@c) ur-e2
7. nimgir-mete-na
8. 1(asz@c) KA-ni
9. e2-enku{ku6}
10. 1(asz@c) al6-lum-lum
11. utu-ur-sag
12. 1(asz@c) har-tu-{d}sud3
13. igi-gun3
14. 1(asz@c) nig2-sza3-ta-nu-e3
15. en-pa-e2
16. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-[...]
column 6
1. 1(asz@c) e2-kur-ra-unken-a
2. umma{ki}
3. 1(asz@c) uru18
4. KA-zi-zi
5. 1(asz@c) du-du
6. <bara2>-ki-ba
7. 1(asz@c) lugal-KA-KAL
8. 1(asz@c) ur-dumu-zi
9. bara2-ki-ba
10. 1(asz@c) as2-tam2-il
11. 1(asz@c) en-nam-zu-sze3
12. bara2-ki-ba
13. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}SZIM-ku3 muhaldim
14. 1(asz@c) mes-nig2-lul-le
15. e2-u2
column 7
  1 line missing
2. [abzu]-alam
3. 1(asz@c) nam-ni
4. {d}sud3-ur-sag
5. 1(asz@c) nig2-bar6-bar6-pa-e3
6. 1(asz@c) pa4-{d}anzu
7. lu2-ma2 kinda
8. 1(asz@c) amar-szuba3
9. gal-unken
10. 1(asz@c) da-da#
11. 1(asz@c) [x]-TUR
12. 1(asz@c) UR-UR
13. ki-bala
14. 1(asz@c) ur-dumu-zi
reverse
column 1
1. 3(barig@c) e2-du6-du6
2. e2-na
3. 3(barig@c) AN-nu-me
4. GAR-TUR
5. 3(barig@c) ur-kin-nir
6. szubur
7. 2(barig@c) ur-{d}nin-PA-LAK60-LAK60
8. 1/2(asz@c) la-lum-ma
9. [...]
10. [...]
11. [...]
column 2
1. [...] ur-{d}sud3
2. lu2-bara2-si
3. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) dul4-dul4
4. 2(barig@c) szubur
5. abzu-alam
6. 1(asz@c) e2-za-pa-e3
7. i3-du8
8. 2(barig@c) lu2-[...]
  rest of column missing
column 3
1. e2-na
2. 2(barig@c) dumu-szita
3. usan3-du3
4. 1(asz@c) AN-nu-me
5. 1(asz@c) ki-dur2-du10
6. 1(asz@c) mes-nig2-lul-le
7. AN-nu-me
8. 1(asz@c) ad-da
9. lu2-ma2-gal-gal
10. 1(asz@c) AN-ur2-sze3
11. ma-ma-na
12. 1(asz@c) sag-TAR
13. sukkal
column 4
1. [...]
2. a-ru
3. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-anzu
4. ur-dumu-zi
5. 1(asz@c) szita-kalam
6. bara2-ki-ba
7. 1(asz@c) da-da
8. muhaldim
9. 1(asz@c) da-da
10. tigix-di
11. 1(asz@c) du-du
12. lu2-tir
13. 1(asz@c) har-tu-{d}sud3
14. lu2-tir
15. 1(asz@c) sza3-gu2-ba
column 5
1. lu2-tir
2. dub-libir lu2-ninda
  rest of column blank
column 6
  column blank
column 7
1. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 5(asz@c)
  rest of column blank

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P011065

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 09111
Accession Number

References

  • primary: WF, 107

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

  • history: EDATS p., 3 (01) no. 035

    [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. 189

    [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
2021-07-22 at 08:11:30 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2018-05-13 at 15:34:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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 107 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011065.
WF 107 artifact entry (No. P011065). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011065 (Original work published 2001)
WF 107 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011065 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 107 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011065},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011065},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“WF 107 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011065.
WF 107 artifact entry (No. P011065). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011065 (Original work published 2001)
WF 107 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011065 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 107 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011065},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011065},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - WF 107 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P011065
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