WF 055 (P011012)
Administrative tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, GermanyMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, GermanyMuseum Number
VAT 12610Period
ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)Provenience
Shuruppak (mod. Fara)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (barley.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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1. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur-mah
en: 11 gurmaḫ 2 barig barley,
2. ganun-mah
en: from Big-Storehouse;
3. 6(asz@c) sze gur
en: 6 gur(maḫ) barley,
4. 3(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ganun
en: 3 1/2 (gurmaḫ) 2 barig, storehouse,
5. gur2-gur2
en: ...;
column 2
1. sze-numun
en: seed-barley;
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column 3
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column 1
1. an-sze3-gu2
en: Total:
2. 2(u@c) 1(asz@c) sze gur-mah
en: 21 gurmaḫ barley,
calculation: 11;2,0 + 6;0,0 + 3 1/2;2,0 = 20 1/2;4,0 = 21;0,0
therefore, the gurmaḫ consisted of 8 barig = 480 sila3
3. sze-numun
en: seed-barley:
4. 3(bur'u@c) 7(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c)
en: 37 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku.
calculation: 21 ÷ 37.5 = .56 gurmaḫ or 268.8 sila3 per bur3 (37.5 ÷ 21 = 1.5 bur3 per gurmaḫ)
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative (barley.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: WF, 055
[Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.
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history: EDATS p., 3 (01) no. 059
[Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.
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citation: ZA 66, p.156-195, p. 185
[Edzard1976Wirtschaftstexte] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1976. “Fāra Und Abu Ṣalābiḫ. Die „Wirtschaftstexte“.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 66: 156–95.
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- Museum No.: VAT 12610
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- Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
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- Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-07-03 at 13:06:16 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2019-04-06 at 07:45:52 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Johnson, J. Cale | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-10-03 at 11:28:40 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:14:10 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent | CDLI | approved |
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