WVDOG 143, 048 (P497454)

Administrative tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0155

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
broken
column 2
1. IB-dingir# x
2. [4(asz@c)] lum#-[ma]
3. [{d}nin-mar?]
rest broken
column 3
1. 4(asz@c) di-utu
2. dam-gar3#
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. x x
3'. 2(asz@c) e2#-an-da-mu2
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. 2(asz@c) e2#?-mi2#?
2'. 2(asz@c) sag#-dingir-tuku#
3'. 2(asz@c)# amar#-szuba3
4'. nagar
5'. 2(asz@c) mu-<ni>-da
rest broken
column 3
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [n] ur-[{d}]szer7#{se3}-da#?
3'. [n {d}]sud3?-kur-diri
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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P497454
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P497454

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Written In
Excavation Number	FS-2253
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number	Ist Š 0155
Accession Number

References

primary: WVDOG 143, 048

[Steible2015WVDOG143] Steible, Horst, and Fatma Yıldız. 2015. Wirtschaftstexte Aus Fara II : Texte Der Viehverwaltung von Šuruppak. Vol. 143. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft. Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-11 at 13:46:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-07-11 at 08:02:27	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2016-03-10 at 11:50:01	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2016-02-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“WVDOG 143, 048 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P497454.

WVDOG 143, 048 artifact entry (No. P497454). (2024, June 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P497454 (Original work published 2016)

WVDOG 143, 048 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P497454 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“WVDOG 143, 048 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P497454.

WVDOG 143, 048 artifact entry (No. P497454). (2024, June 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P497454 (Original work published 2016)

WVDOG 143, 048 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P497454 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 11},
	title = {WVDOG 143, 048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P497454},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P497454},
}

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