WF 130 (P011088)

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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Photo

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12552

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (large cattle)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c)# gu4-ga apin
2. ur#-{d}kin-nir diri#?
blank space
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) gu4-ga apin
2. szesz-tur
3. 3(asz@c) gu4 apin
4. utu-ur-sag
5. 1(asz@c) pa4-{sa}sahar-ra-sag
reverse
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 (large cattle)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P011088
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P011088

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Written In
Excavation Number	FS-1630a
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 12552
Accession Number

References

primary: WF, 130

[Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.
history: EDATS p., 4 (21)

[Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.
history: WVDOG 143, 094

[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 08:02:27	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2016-03-17 at 10:35:07	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2010-09-22 at 15:00:03	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-12-10 at 05:47:31	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“WF 130 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011088.

WF 130 artifact entry (No. P011088). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011088 (Original work published 2001)

WF 130 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011088 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 130 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011088},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011088},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“WF 130 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011088.

WF 130 artifact entry (No. P011088). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011088 (Original work published 2001)

WF 130 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011088 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 130 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011088},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011088},
}

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TI  - WF 130 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P011088
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