WF 129 (P011087)

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 12545

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) udu nita2
2. KA-ni-zi
3. 1(asz@c) amar-ku3
4. 1(asz@c) masz2
5. nam!-mah
6. engar
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) {munus}asz2-gar3
2. mes-ki-erim2
3. 1(asz@c) sag-narx(LAK244)
4. 1(asz@c) ud5
5. ur-lugal-DU#
6. 1(asz@c) ud5#
reverse
column 1
1. mes-u4-[ba]
  n lines broken
2'. [...]-ki#?
3'. [1(asz@c)? x?] lum-ma
column 2
1. DAN6-ma
2. 1(u@c) sila4 x
3. nam-mah#
  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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: WF, 129

    [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, 125

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 12545
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  • Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
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  • Excavation No: FS-1673
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 13:06:16 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-11 at 13:46:54 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-07-11 at 08:02:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-03-23 at 11:09:20 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2010-09-22 at 12:13:55 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-12-10 at 05:47:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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 129 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011087.
WF 129 artifact entry (No. P011087). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011087 (Original work published 2001)
WF 129 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011087 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 129 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011087},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011087},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P011087
LB  - CDLI:P011087
M1  - 2025/11/24/
TI  - WF 129 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P011087
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“WF 129 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011087.
WF 129 artifact entry (No. P011087). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011087 (Original work published 2001)
WF 129 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011087 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 129 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011087},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011087},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P011087
LB  - CDLI:P011087
M1  - 2025/11/24/
TI  - WF 129 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P011087
ER  - 
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