WF 146 (P011104)

Administrative tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 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 12624

Period

ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (reed.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

89.0 mm × 78.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(N51@f) gi
2. ugula nig2-si
3. 5(N51@f) ba-zi#
4. 5(N51@f)# utu-[di?]-ku5#?
5. 5(N51@f)# utu-x-[x]
column 2
1. 1(N51@f) 3(N14@f) sa12-du5
2. 1(N51@f) 2(N14@f) e2#-si
3. 1(N34@ft) 2(N14@f) kisal#-si
4. 2(N51@f)? x x
5. n [...]
column 3
1. 1(N51@f) mes!(UM)#-ki#-nu-zu
2. [...]
rest broken
reverse
blank space

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Consult sign list of ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)
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Collections

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 89.0 high × 78.0 wide × 30.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: WF, 146

[Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.
history: Fs Krecher (pp. 327-382), 344-345 13

[Krebernik2014FsKrecher] Yıldız, Fatma, Horst Steible, and Manfred Krebernik. 2014. “Pra-Fara-Zeitliche Texte Aus Fara.” Edited by Natalya V. Koslova and Gábor Zólyomi. Studies in Sumerian Language and Literature: Festschrift Für Joachim Krecher, 327–82.
history: EDATS p., 3 (11)

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 12624
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Provenience

Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
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Chronology

Period: ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) [uncertain]
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-19 at 15:42:15	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 13:06:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-01 at 14:01:27	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2019-06-17 at 18:03:50	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2017-08-31 at 21:51:44	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2015-04-19 at 13:10:26	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2008-12-10 at 05:47:45	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 146 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011104.

WF 146 artifact entry (No. P011104). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011104 (Original work published 2001)

WF 146 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011104 (Accessed: February 12, 2026).

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	month = {sep 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011104},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“WF 146 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011104.

WF 146 artifact entry (No. P011104). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011104 (Original work published 2001)

WF 146 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011104 (Accessed: February 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {WF 146 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011104},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011104},
}

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