Administrative tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Image
© Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Transliteration
tablet
"1(u@c)" sign is here used as a Personenkeil
obverse
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [n {d}]sud3#?-[{an}anzu(IM)]{muszen#?}
3'. [x] a#?-amax(ENGUR)-si#?
column 2'
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [n] e2-{an}anzux(IM)
3'. 1(u@c) me-ki-gal2
4'. 1(u@c) nanna#-du10
5'. 1(u@c) ur-{d}nisaba
6'. 1(u@c) pa4#?-NE x x
column 3'
beginning broken
1'. 1(u@c)# [...]
2'. 1(u@c)# [...]
3'. 1(u@c) x x?
4'. 1(u@c) amar#-amax(ENGUR)-na
5'. 3(asz@c)#? munus-a2-nu-kusz2
6'. 2(asz@c)#? lu5#-lu5#
7'. 2(asz@c)#? x [...]
column 4'
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. 1(u@c) AK-sud3
3'. 1(u@c) nig2-si ugula
(traces of erased signs)
reverse
blank space
column 1
1. [...] URU2
2. [...] x
3. [x] amar#-[x]-NE#
rest broken