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CDLI Lexical 000006, ex. 009 (P382660)

Lexical 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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Text / annotations

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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 12655b

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (ED Lu2 E (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
column 1'
1. ti-ma
2. nig2-gu2-DU
rest broken
column 2
1. KA
2. DU szu12
3. [...] |KA&KA|#
4. [...] du8
rest broken
column 3
1. lu2 masz2-szu-gid2
2. KAK:du6
3. nu-kiri6
4. |IGI+DUR| x igi
rest broken
column 4
1. szaga
2. nu-zuh
3. lu2-hab
4. lu2 u2-na2
5. {+u2}ur2#
6. [...] UR2#
rest broken
column 5
1. nig2-tug2-tug2
2. u2-tug2-tug2
3. |DURxIGI|-|DURxIGI|-DU@g
4. il2
5. |EN.PAP.KAK|
6. KAR# GEME2# [...]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. x x x
2'. [...] |SZE3xSAL| SILA3? DU
3'. x-gir2
4'. lu2 ku6 dar
5'. UM? TUG2-TUG2
6'. im-dug dim2
7'. ku3-dim2
8'. gal-zu
column 2
blank space
rest broken

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)

Collections

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Lexical (ED Lu2 E (witness))
Language(s): Sumerian

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 12655b
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
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Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2016-09-02 at 15:45:35	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts	CDLI	Approved
2008-05-26 at 05:37:37	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2008-03-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (P382660) (P382660)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P382660) (P382660)

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite	Score
CDLI Lexical 000006 (ED Lu2 E) composite (P499147)	View the score

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000006, Ex. 009 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P382660.

CDLI Lexical 000006, ex. 009 artifact entry (No. P382660). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P382660 (Original work published 2008)

CDLI Lexical 000006, ex. 009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P382660 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000006, ex. 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P382660},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P382660},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/15/
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LB  - CDLI:P382660
M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - CDLI Lexical 000006, ex. 009 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000006, Ex. 009 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P382660.

CDLI Lexical 000006, ex. 009 artifact entry (No. P382660). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P382660 (Original work published 2008)

CDLI Lexical 000006, ex. 009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P382660 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000006, ex. 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P382660},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P382660},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P382660
LB  - CDLI:P382660
M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - CDLI Lexical 000006, ex. 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P382660
ER  -