WF 149 (P011107)

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 12457

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (copper.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 6(asz@c)#? uruda ma#-na#
2. [n(asz@c)] AK#-utu#?
3. 6(asz@c) lugal-ki-tusz-du10
4. 6(asz@c)#? ad-da
5. du7-du7
6. 2(asz@c) lil
7. 2(asz@c) nanna{na}
8. ur#-sag#-zi#?
9. 4(asz@c) a-NI-NI
10. mes?-uszumgal
column 2
1. {d}sud3#-anzu2{muszen}
2. ur-{d#}sud#
3. [n(asz@c)] munus-a2#-nu#-kusz2#
4. aszgab#
5. 4(asz@c) a-PA-du10
6. 3(asz@c) siki-dag?
7. 3(asz@c) ur-|DUMUxZI|-szita
8. 2(asz@c) a2-nu-kusz2
9. dub-sar
10. 1(asz@c) a-nun-{d}sud3-da
11. nimgir
column 3
1. 2(asz@c)#? a#-pa-e3#
2. nagar#
3. 2(asz@c) ur-szul-nun
4. 3(asz@c) a-NI
5. 3(asz@c) bilx(|GESZ.PAP.BIL|)-anzu2{muszen}
6. 2(asz@c) e2-gissu-du10
7. nagar
8. 2(asz@c) a-ne-nu simug#
9. 3(asz@c) a-lugal
column 4
1. 2(asz@c) e2-SZIR#?-BU
2. 2(asz@c) sag-narx(LAK244)
3. 2(asz@c) na#-de5-x
4. 2(asz@c) a-nu-[x]
5. 1(asz@c) AN-nu-me
6. asalx(|A.TU|)
7. 3(asz@c)#? ur-e2-abzu#
8. 4(asz@c) AN-ur2-sze3
9. szusz3
10. 2(asz@c)# KA-ni
11. nanna{na?}
column 5
1. dub-sar
2. 4(asz@c) AK-{d}NE
3. gi-na
4. 1(asz@c)# e2-zi-pa-e3
5. ugula
6. 6(asz@c) szesz-tur
7. nagar
8. a2?-gesztin?
9. 3(asz@c) szubur#
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. 1(asz@c) [...]
5. 2(asz@c) [x] x [x]
6. 2(asz@c) x [...]
7. x AB#?
8. 2(asz@c) AN# ENGAR#?
9. [x] mes-x
10. 6(asz@c) amar-x
11. 6(asz@c) ur-x
12. 2(asz@c) szu-x-x
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [n] x [...]
4. engar
5. 4(asz@c) lu2-pa3
6. 1(asz@c)#? gur2-gur2
7. 1(asz@c)# pa4-ur-sag
8. 4(asz@c)# lugal#-PA-du10#
9. 2(asz@c)# lugal#-nim-DU#
10. 1(asz@c) lu#-lu
11. szusz3
12. 2(asz@c) szita
13. dub-sar
column 3
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. 2(asz@c) ukken-a
4. amar-{d}PA
5. 2(asz@c) da-du-lul
6. 3(asz@c)#? ur-e2-AB
7. 2(asz@c) a-munus
  (tops of two columns missing)
  rest of reverse blank

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: WF, 149

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

  • history: EDATS p., 3 (14)

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 12457
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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
2010-09-26 at 14:59:27 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2010-09-25 at 14:23:54 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-12-10 at 05:47:47 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 149 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011107.
WF 149 artifact entry (No. P011107). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011107 (Original work published 2001)
WF 149 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011107 (Accessed: July 6, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WF 149 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011107},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011107},
}

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