WF 132 (P011090)

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 12538

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (wool.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

obverse
column 1
1. 2(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) siki sa6-ga
2. 3(u@c) 3(asz@c) siki us2
3. 3(u@c) siki sila4
4. 5(asz@c)#? siki x [...]
column 2
1. NI-NI
2. na-gada
blank space
column 3
blank space
1. 3(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) siki bar? gub
reverse
column 1
blank space
column 2
blank space
column 3
1. an#-sze3#-gu2
2. 3(gesz2@c) 4(u@c)
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 (wool.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P011090
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P011090

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	FS-1686
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 12538
Accession Number

References

primary: WF, 132

[Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.
history: EDATS p., 3 (7)

[Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.
history: WVDOG 143, 114

[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 21:36:43	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-07-11 at 08:02:30	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-03-21 at 07:29:30	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-09-23 at 12:48:31	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-12-10 at 05:54:40	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 132 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011090.

WF 132 artifact entry (No. P011090). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011090 (Original work published 2001)

WF 132 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011090 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 132 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011090},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011090},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“WF 132 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011090.

WF 132 artifact entry (No. P011090). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011090 (Original work published 2001)

WF 132 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011090 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 132 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011090},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011090},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P011090
LB  - CDLI:P011090
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - WF 132 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P011090
ER  -