WF 133 (P011091)

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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Chemical Data

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Photo

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12572

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (textiles.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [x] x NU
2. [x x] x
3. 3(asz@c)# gu
4. szubur-tur
5. 1(asz@c) gada
6. 3(asz@c) gu
7. utu-di-ku5
8. 1(asz@c) gada
9. 2(asz@c) gu
10. (x) utu-szita
11. 2(asz@c) gada
12. 2(asz@c) gu
13. pa4-ki#-gal
14. 1(asz@c) gada#
15. 2(asz@c) gu#
16. UD-UD?
17. 3(asz@c) gu
18. ti#-la#?-x-x [(...)]
column 2
1. 4(asz@c) gada
2. 5(asz@c) gu
3. AN-nu-me GA2-LAGAB
4. 3(asz@c) gada
5. 4(asz@c) gu
6. a2!-ag2-du10
7. 3(asz@c) gada
8. 3(asz@c) gu
9. GAL# AK#?
10. 3(asz@c) gada
11. 3(asz@c) gu
12. bara2-ki-ba
13. 1(asz@c) gada
14. 3(asz@c) gu
column 3
1. mu#?-x
2. 3(asz@c) gada#
3. 5(asz@c) gu
4. SZUBUR MUSZEN? MUSZEN ME
5. 2(asz@c) gada
6. HU-DUR2-BU
7. 4(asz@c) gada
8. 3(asz@c) gu
9. [...] x x x-da#
10. 3(asz@c) gada
11. 4(asz@c) gu
12. ur#-dumu-zi
column 4
1. 4(asz@c) gada#
2. 2(asz@c) gu
3. lugal-e2-nun-si
4. 4(asz@c) gada
5. 3(asz@c) gu
6. e2 {an}anzu2{muszen}
7. 1(asz@c) gada#
8. 3(asz@c)# gu#
9. SI4#?-[x]
10. 2(asz@c) gada#
11. 2(asz@c) gu#
reverse
column 1
1. x-x
2. 3(asz@c) gada#
3. 4(asz@c) gu#
4. ur-{an?}anzu2{muszen}
5. 3(asz@c) gada
6. 5(asz@c) gu#
7. nanna{na}
8. 3(asz@c) gada
9. 7(asz@c) gu
10. ur-sag-KA-zi-da
column 2
1. 5(asz@c)# gu#
2. AN-nu-me
3. 3(asz@c) gada
4. 5(asz@c) gu#
5. bara2-{sa2}sag7-nu-di
6. 3(asz@c) gada
7. 5(asz@c) gu
8. ur2#?-x
9. 3(asz@c) gada#
10. 5(asz@c)# gu#
column 3
1. n gada#
2. 6(asz@c)# gu#
3. en#? kalam#?
4. 3(asz@c) gada
5. 4(asz@c) gu
6. ur-utu
7. 3(asz@c) gada
8. 4(asz@c) gu
9. e2-lumx(|ZU&ZU.SAR|)
10. 2(asz@c)# gada

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Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Collections

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (textiles.)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: WF, 133

[Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.
history: EDATS p., 3 (9)

[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. 190

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 12572
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
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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
2010-09-23 at 13:00:32	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-12-10 at 05:47:33	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

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Cite this Artifacts

“WF 133 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011091.

WF 133 artifact entry (No. P011091). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011091 (Original work published 2001)

WF 133 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011091 (Accessed: February 12, 2026).

@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 133 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011091},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011091},
}

TY  - ELEC
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M1  - 2026/2/12/
TI  - WF 133 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“WF 133 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011091.

WF 133 artifact entry (No. P011091). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011091 (Original work published 2001)

WF 133 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011091 (Accessed: February 12, 2026).

@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 133 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011091},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011091},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P011091
LB  - CDLI:P011091
M1  - 2026/2/12/
TI  - WF 133 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P011091
ER  -