WF 142 (P011100)

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 12636

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (fishing gear.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(gesz'u@c) si-|NUxU|
2. 2(gesz'u@c) |(TIR&TIR)xU2|
3. ensi2-GAR
4. en zi-u4-di{ki}
5. 1(gesz2@c) si-|NUxU|
column 2
1. gal-dilmun
2. szubur
3. szu-i
4. sanga-GAR
5. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) si-|NUxU|
6. dumu gal-dilmun
column 3
1. GAR-HU-DUR2-BU
2. kinda2
  blank space
reverse
  broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: WF, 142

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

  • history: EDATS p., 4 (24)

    [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.

  • citation: Visicato 1992

    [sec4693] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: VAT 12636
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  • Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
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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
2012-05-26 at 12:11:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-09-24 at 14:43:50 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-12-10 at 05:47:43 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 142 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011100.
WF 142 artifact entry (No. P011100). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011100 (Original work published 2001)
WF 142 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011100 (Accessed: November 6, 2025).
@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 142 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011100},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011100},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P011100
LB  - CDLI:P011100
M1  - 2025/11/6/
TI  - WF 142 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P011100
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“WF 142 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011100.
WF 142 artifact entry (No. P011100). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011100 (Original work published 2001)
WF 142 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011100 (Accessed: November 6, 2025).
@misc{2024WF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 142 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011100},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011100},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P011100
LB  - CDLI:P011100
M1  - 2025/11/6/
TI  - WF 142 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P011100
ER  - 
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