WO 08, 180 (P011113)

Administrative tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

unknown

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (field purchase.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(bur3@c) GAN2
2. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) ku3 gin2
3. sa10-bi
4. 1(asz@c) ku3 gin2
5. nig2-diri
6. 6(asz@c) siki ma-na
7. tug2
column 2
1. 1(u@c) ninda
2. 1(u@c) gug2
3. 3(asz@c) kur2 tu7(|HIxASZ@c|)
4. 3(asz@c) kur2 |LAGABx(HA.A)|
5. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
6. {d}sud3-a2-mah
7. ma-na
8. 1(u@c) ninda
9. 1(u@c) gug2
10. 3(asz@c) kur2 tu7
column 3
1. 3(asz@c) kur2 |LAGABx(HA.A)|
2. 1(asz@c) i3 sila3
3. ur-{d}nin-PA
4. sza3-gu2-ba
5. lu2 sa10 gu7
6. 1(asz@c) nam#-mah
7. szita-esz3
8. 1(asz@c) DI-utu
9. e2-ki-gal-la
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-a2-mah
2. dumu
3. lugal-an-ki-da
4. 1(asz@c) UR-UR
5. e2 kid2-alan
6. 1(asz@c) ka-tar-nin-ga2
7. dumu UR-UR
column 5
1. lu2 ki-inim
2. 1(asz@c) ku3 gin2
3. ur-tul2(|LAGABxU|)-sag
4. SUR:gu:nun
5. [1(asz@c)?] ku3 gin2
6. pa4-nu-kusz2
7. dub-sar
reverse
column 1
1. bilx(|GESZ.PAP.BIL|)-nu-kusz2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu
4. pa4-nu-kusz2
column 2
1. en-lil2
2. sipa
3. lu2 GAN2 sa10
4. mar-buru4{muszen}
5. bala
6. abzu-ki-du10

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (field purchase.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P011113
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P011113

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number	unknown
Accession Number

References

primary: WdO 8, p.178-184, p. 180

[Farber1975-1976Feldkaufvertrag] Farber, Gertrud, and Walter Farber. 1975-1976. “Ein Neuer Feldkaufvertrag Aus Fāra.” Welt Des Orients 8: 178–84.
history: OIP 104, 136

[Gelb1991OIP104] Gelb, Ignace J., Piotr Steinkeller, and Robert M. Whiting. 1991. Earliest Land Tenure Systems in the Near East: Ancient Kudurrus (ELTS). The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications 104. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/earliest-land-tenure-systems-near-east-ancient-kudurrus.
history: Prosopografia Fara, XV

[Pomponio1987Fara] Pomponio, Francesco. 1987. La Prosopografia Dei Testi Presargonici Di Fara. Studi Semitici ; Nuova Ser., 3. Roma : Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza.”
history: Farber 1975-76

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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2014-03-13 at 17:23:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2010-06-20 at 13:10:59	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“WO 08, 180 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011113.

WO 08, 180 artifact entry (No. P011113). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011113 (Original work published 2001)

WO 08, 180 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011113 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011113},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“WO 08, 180 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P011113.

WO 08, 180 artifact entry (No. P011113). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P011113 (Original work published 2001)

WO 08, 180 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P011113 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {WO 08, 180 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P011113},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P011113},
}

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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P011113
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - WO 08, 180 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P011113
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