WF 127 (P011085)

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

Photo

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12566

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (small cattle.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 7(asz@c) sila4
2. LAK046-LAK046
= ug7-ug7 ?
3. 1(asz@c) LAK046 u8
4. 1(asz@c) U2-PAD-DE2 u8
blank space
column 2
1. 1(gesz2@c) 6(asz@c) ud5
2. mes-bar!
3. 8(asz@c) sila4
4. 8(asz@c) u8
5. mes-ki-erim2
reverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 6(asz@c) ud5
2. 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c)#? 3(asz@c)# LAK020#!?
WVDOG: masz#??
3. 1(gesz2@c) la2 4(disz) u8
4. 3(u@c) sila4
column 2
1. utu-szita
blank space

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (small cattle.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P011085
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P011085

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 12566
Accession Number

References

primary: WF, 127

[Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.
history: EDATS p., 4 (22)

[Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.
history: WVDOG 143, 128

[Steible2015WVDOG143] Steible, Horst, and Fatma Yıldız. 2015. Wirtschaftstexte Aus Fara II : Texte Der Viehverwaltung von Šuruppak. Vol. 143. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft. Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz.
citation: ZA 66, p.156-195, p. 190

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-03 at 13:06:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-11 at 13:46:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-07-11 at 08:02:30	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-03-23 at 11:08:59	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-08-30 at 13:50:13	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-12-10 at 05:47:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	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 127 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011085.

WF 127 artifact entry (No. P011085). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011085 (Original work published 2001)

WF 127 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011085 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011085},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011085},
}

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TI  - WF 127 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“WF 127 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011085.

WF 127 artifact entry (No. P011085). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011085 (Original work published 2001)

WF 127 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011085 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011085},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011085},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P011085
LB  - CDLI:P011085
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - WF 127 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P011085
ER  -