WF 141 (P011099)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12438

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (cheese (LAK490).)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz'u@c) 5(gesz2@c) la2 1(asz@c) nig2-du3 gamurx(LAK490)
2. 8(asz@c) 3(ban2@c) gamurx(LAK490) szu kam4 lid2-ga
3. 2(u@c) la2 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) gamurx(LAK490) szu tag lid2-ga
column 2
1. na-gada?
2. 1(gesz2@c) 5(u@c) 1(asz@c) nig2-du3! gamurx(LAK490)
3. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) gamurx(LAK490) szu kam4 lid2-ga
4. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) gamurx(LAK490) szu tag
reverse
column 1
1. unu3
column 2
1. szu-nigin2# 1(gesz'u@c)# 6(gesz2@c)# 5(u@c)# gamurx(LAK490)# nig2#-du3
2. 9(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) gamurx(LAK490) szu kam4 lid2-ga
3. 2(u@c) 1(barig@c) gamurx(LAK490) szu tag lid2-ga

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (cheese (LAK490).)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P011099

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 12438
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 10938

References

  • primary: WF, 141

    [Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.

  • history: EDATS p., 3 (6)

    [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. 191

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 13:06:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2010-09-24 at 14:39:52 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-12-10 at 05:47:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“WF 141 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011099.
WF 141 artifact entry (No. P011099). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011099 (Original work published 2001)
WF 141 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011099 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 141 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011099},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011099},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“WF 141 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011099.
WF 141 artifact entry (No. P011099). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011099 (Original work published 2001)
WF 141 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011099 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 141 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011099},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011099},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/3/
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TI  - WF 141 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P011099
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