FTP 097 (P222170)

Administrative tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 08830

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) gin2 ku3-luh#?-ha!
2. sa10 asza5
3. 2(iku@c) 3(u@c) sar asza5-bi
4. 4(asz@c)#? [x] gin2 ku3
5. [nig2]-diri#
6. [x urudu ma-na?]
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) lid2-ga 3(ban2@c) sze
2. nig2-ba
3. 2(asz@c) ma-na siki
4. 3(u@c) ninda
5. 3(u@c) gug2
6. 6(asz@c) PAP tu7
7. 6(asz@c) PAP |GA2xHA|
8. 1(asz@c) sila3 i3
9. ur-abzu
10. il2
column 3
1. iri-an-da-ru2
2. nig2-bar6-pa-e3
3. GAN-abzu
4. lu2-sa10-gu7#
5. 5(asz@c) ninda
6. 5(asz@c) gug2
7. 1(asz@c) 1(asz@c@90) PAP tu7
8. ur-{d}en-ki
column 4
1. 5(asz@c) ninda
2. 5(asz@c) gug2
3. 1(asz@c) 1(asz@c@90) PAP tu7
4. giri3-ni-ba-dab5
5. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}sud3
6. 1(asz@c) szesz-ki-na
7. 1(asz@c) ur2-NI
8. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-unug
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) il2#-le-le
2. 1(asz@c) a-ne-i3-be2
3. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-unug
4. GAR-GU-NUN
5. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-unug
6. ugula il2
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) lu-lu
2. lu2-ki-inim
3. 1(asz@c) ma-na urudu
4. 1(u@c) ninda
5. 1(u@c) gug2
6. 2(asz@c) PAP tu7
7. 2(asz@c) PAP |GA2xHA|-A
8. e-ta-e11
9. dub-sar-asza5
column 2
1. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) 3(ban2@c) sze
2. 5(asz@c) ninda
3. 5(asz@c) gug2
4. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) PAP tu7
5. mu-ni-kalam-ma
6. engar
column 3
  column blank
column 4
  column blank
column 5
1. [...]
2. ugula [ma2?]-gur8!?(LAK383)
3. lu2-asza5-sa10
4. bala
5. nam-mah
6. asza5 bar?-gu7

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: FTP, 97

    [Martin2001FTP] Martin, Harriet P. 2001. The Fara Tablets in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 08830
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  • Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-10 at 15:14:01 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2014-11-21 at 10:14:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:07 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“FTP 097 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 10, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P222170.
FTP 097 artifact entry (No. P222170). (2023, August 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222170 (Original work published 2003)
FTP 097 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222170 (Accessed: May 17, 2025).
@misc{2023FTP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 10},
	title = {FTP 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222170},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222170},
}


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