Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 240-258 01 (P519405)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Duroc-Danner, Geneva, Switzerland

Cite

Lineart

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Duroc-Danner, Geneva, Switzerland

Museum Number

Duroc-Danner 3

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (sale contract, field)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) GAN2
2. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) uruda ma-na
3. sa10-bi
4. 4(asz@c) uruda ma-na
5. nig2-diri
6. 4(asz@c) siki ma-na
7. tug2
column 2
1. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ninda
2. 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) gug2
3. 3(asz@c) kur2 tu7(|HIxDISZ@c|)
4. 3(asz@c) kur2 edakua(|LAGABxHA.A|)
5. 1(asz) i3 sila3
6. i7-ki-gal
7. inim-ki-bi-sze3
8. abzu-mud
column 3
1. KA-zi-da
2. lu2 sa10 gu7
blank space
3. 1(asz@c) ur-tesz2
4. nu-kiri6
5. 1(asz@c) tul2(|LAGABxASZ@c|)-sag
6. nu-kiri6
7. e2-lu2-zi-de3 x
column 4
1. nu-kiri6
2. 1(asz@c) ASAR SAHAR UR
3. lu2-tir
4. 1(asz@c) ba-|LA2xDISZ|-|LA2xDISZ|
5. dumu ti-ba
6. 1(asz@c) e2-nam-azu-sze3
7. dumu lugal-DU-du10
8. 1(asz@c) masz-da3
column 5
1. lu2-pa3
2. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-anzux(MI){muszen}
3. 1(asz@c) za3-nin-ga2-ta
4. dumu pa4-nu-kusz2
5. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}suen
6. e2-la-lumx(|ZU&ZU.SAR|)
7. 1(asz@c) e2-pa-e3
reverse
column 1
1. dumu ki-AN-szesz
2. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-da-mah
3. 1(asz@c) utu-anzux(MI){muszen}
4. 1(asz@c) edin-ki-du10
5. 1(asz@c) e2-pa-e3
6. dumu ur-tesz2
column 2
1. lu2-ki-inim
2. 2(asz@c) siki ma-na
3. lu2-lum-ma
4. engar
5. 2(asz@c) pa4-nu-kusz2
6. dub-sar
7. 3(asz@c) ninda
8. 5(asz@c) gug2
column 3
1. lugal-du-du10
2. engar-us2
Cavigneaux prefers: apin-us2
blank space
column 4
blank space
column 5
1. e2-ki-ba
2. sipa
3. lu2 GAN2 sa10
4. mar-buru4{muszen}
written: NU11-BUR MAR MUSZEN
5. bala
6. abzu-ki-du10
blank space

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)	Legal > Business / Contracts (sale contract, field)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P519405 P509329 (retired)
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P519405

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Duroc-Danner, Geneva, Switzerland
Museum Number	Duroc-Danner 3
Accession Number

References

primary: Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik, 240-258, 240-258 01

[Cavigneaux2020FsSommerfeld] Cavigneaux, Antoine. 2020. “Deux Nouveaux Contrats de Fāra.” In The Third Millennium : Studies in Early Mesopotamia and Syria in Honor of Walter Sommerfeld and Manfred Krebernik, 50:240–58. Cuneiform Monographs. Leiden ; Boston : Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-02 at 17:01:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2020-02-14 at 14:05:15	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2020-02-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 240-258 01 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519405.

Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 240-258 01 artifact entry (No. P519405). (2024, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519405 (Original work published 2020)

Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 240-258 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519405 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 240-258 01 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P519405.

Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 240-258 01 artifact entry (No. P519405). (2024, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519405 (Original work published 2020)

Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 240-258 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519405 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {Fs {Sommerfeld} & {Krebernik} 240-258 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519405},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519405},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/21/
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