WF 078 (P011035)

Administrative 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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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12729

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (barley.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] [...]
2. [...] ganun
3. nam-mah#
4. [...] UR-UR [x]-da
5. nam-mah# ugula
6. [...] amar-szuba3#
7. na-gada#
8. 1/2(asz@c) (gur) [x x]
9. utu-szita engar
10. 1(asz@c) a-nun-{d}sud3-da
11. 1(asz@c) a2-ag2-du10
12. [...]-URUDU
13. [...] lugal#-ki-gal#
14. [...] [...]-HU
15. lu2-[...]
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. 1/2(asz@c) utu-ur-sag
4. 1(asz@c) ur-dumu-zi
5. mar-dul4
6. 1(asz@c) [...]
7. 1(asz@c) [...]
8. [...] lugal-[ki]-dur2-[du10]
9. ur-lugal-DU engar
10. 1(asz@c) nam-mah
11. nanna{+na}
12. nam-mah engar
13. 6(asz@c) en-lil2-unken-a ugula
14. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) szubur
15. utu-ur-sag [x]
column 3
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. e2-na-lu-lu engar
4. 2(barig@c) a-munus
5. utu-szita engar
6. 2(barig@c) amar-ku3
7. nam#-mah
8. [e2]-na-lu-lu engar
9. 1/2(asz@c) GAR-hu-bu7
10. utu-szita engar
11. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-ur-sag
12. munus-a2-nu-kusz2
13. amar-ku3# engar
14. 1(asz@c) nam-mah
15. 4(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) bilx(|GESZ.PAP.NE|)-kalam-du10 ugula
16. 1(asz@c) {ga2}gar-lugud-KA
17. ur-lugal-DU engar
18. [...] a2-[...] ugula
19. [...] AN-ur2-sze3
column 4
1. [...] du-du
2. utu-szita engar
3. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) inim-ni-zi
4. en-kas4
5. 1/2(asz@c) {d}sud3-da-zi
6. na-gada
7. ur-tul2-sag engar
8. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) ur-{d}sud3 ugula
9. utu-szita engar
10. 1(asz@c) utu-szita engar
11. 1(asz@c) e2-na
12. ur-lugal-DU engar
13. 1(asz@c) ad-da
14. 2(asz@c) lam-ma
15. ur-dumu-zi
16. utu-szita engar
17. 1(asz@c) gesztux(|GISZ.PI|)-la IB
18. {d}inanna-unken-a engar
column 5
1. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) munus-a2-nu-kusz2
2. ur-{d}nu-musz-da
3. na-gada
4. ur-lugal-DU engar
5. 1(asz@c) ur-dumu-zi IB
6. {d}inanna-unken-a engar
7. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) ur-lugal-DU engar
8. geszgal-si
9. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) ur-nin
10. a2-nu-kusz2
11. ur-lugal-DU engar
12. 1(asz@c) en-[nam]-zu5-sze3
13. ad-KID
14. 2(asz@c) szubur
15. utu-ki-gal
16. ur-lugal-DU engar
17. 2(asz@c) KA-hur-sag
18. szitim
column 6
1. a-en-da engar
2. 3(asz@c) {d}nin
3. {d}gibil6
4. 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ur-{d}gibil6
5. na-gada
7. 3(asz@c) mes-u4-ba
8. UR-UR
9. 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) nam-mah
10. IN#-LI-LI
11. e2-na-lu#-lu# engar
12. 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ba#-za7
13. na-gada
14. 2(barig@c) ad-da
15. 2(barig@c) AN-KA [x]-unken-a
16. 2(barig@c) ur-ni
17. 2(barig@c) ur-dumu-zi
18. 2(barig@c) munus-a2-nu-kusz2
19. 2(barig@c) e2-sukkal
column 7
1. sipa {d}gibil6
2. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) {d}sud3-anzux(MI){muszen}
3. gissu-sze3 engar
  double ruling
4. 2(asz@c) me-pa-e3
5. e2-nu-si engar
6. 3(asz@c) e2-nun-KA
7. mes-u4-ba
8. nig2-si4 engar
9. 4(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) kun-du6
10. sagi
11. ur-{d}inanna engar
12. 5(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) bilx-{an}anzux(MI){muszen} ugula
  written bilx(|GISZ.PAP.NE|)-{an}<MI>{muszen}
13. [pa-bilx]-ga engar#
14. 3(asz@c) sze-gu-en-na
15. nig2-si engar
16. 3(asz@c) AK-{d}tu engar
17. nar
column 8
1. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) sag-ku5
2. e2-nu-si engar
3. 3(asz@c) pa-bilx(|GISZ.PAP.NE|)-ga
4. engar
5. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) {d}en-lil2-unken-a
6. pa-bilx(|GISZ.PAP.NE|)-ga engar
7. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) munus-{d}anzu
8. lu2-ma2-gal-gal
9. 1/2(asz@c) na-MU
10. e2-na-lu-lu engar
11. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) HAR-tu-{d}sud3
12. [pa-bilx]-ga engar#
  broken
14. [...] en-MU-du10
15. ur-tul2-sag# engar
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) AN-[...]
2. 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) za3-ta
3. 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ur2-ni
4. 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ama-a-si
5. 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) tul2-sag-du10
6. 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) me-pa-e3
7. 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) NI-NI
8. lu2-ma4-gal-gal
9. 3(asz@c) HAR-tu-{d}sud3
10. AK-{d}tu engar
11. 1(asz@c) utu-di-ku5
12. ur-{d}inanna engar
13. 3(asz@c) {d}nanna{+na}
14. AK-{d}tu engar
15. 3(asz@c) mu-ni-da
column 2
1. 3(asz@c) HAR-tu-{d}sud3
2. AK-{d}tu engar
3. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}sud3
4. KA-lugal-da-zi engar
5. lu2-ma2-gal-gal
6. 3(asz@c) e2-su13-ag2
7. mar-tu#
8. AK-{d}tu engar
9. 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) utu-ur-sag
10. 1/2(asz@c) 2(asz@c) e2-ezen-du10
11. 1/2(asz@c) lugal-ki-gal-la
12. 1/2(asz@c) ur-dumu-zi
13. 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) AK-utu
14. lu2-ma2-gal-gal
15. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) DU-GAR-LA
16. dub-sar
17. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) nig2-si4
18. engar
column 3
1. 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) a-hu-ti
2. 1/2(asz@c) szubur
3. lu2-ma2-gal-[gal]
4. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) {d}buranunax(|KIB@g-NUN|)-ur-sag
5. nig2-si4 engar
6. 2(asz@c) nam-mah
7. 3(asz@c) an-dab6-si
8. AK-{d}tu engar
9. 3(asz@c) sza3-ta-nu-e3
10. AK-{d}tu engar
11. mu6-sub3 engar
  double ruling
12. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) {d}sud3-anzu
13. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) a-nun-{d}sud3-da
14. abgal
15. 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) amar-ku3
16. SAL-USZ#
17. sanga-GAR
column 4
1. 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) AN-ur2-sze3
2. gesztin
3. e2-na-lu-lu
4. engar
5. 3(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) e2-nu-kur-sze3
6. iszib {d}nin-PA
7. 1(asz@c) nam-mah
8. amar-{d}iszkur
9. nam-mah engar
10. 1(asz@c) dumu-szita
11. nam-mah engar
12. 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) en-nam-zu5-sze3
13. dam-gar3
14. 1(asz@c) ur-kin-nir
15. 1(asz@c) UR-UR
16. ur-tul2-sag engar
17. 2(asz@c) sze-pa3
18. ad-NE
19. 4(asz@c) nin-unken-a
20. na-gada
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) lu-lu
2. ur-tul2-sag engar
3. 1(asz@c) {d}sud3-anzu
4. a-a
5. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) {d}sud3-anzu
6. ur-tul2-sag engar
7. e2-hur-sag engar
  double ruling
8. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) nam-mah
9. en-nam-zu5-sze3
10. 1(asz@c) a2-na-ur-sag
11. du7-du7
12. 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) {d}sud3-nu-me
13. abgal
14. KA-tar-zi engar
15. 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) a-nun-{d}sud3
16. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) hur-sag-sze3-mah
17. KA-ni-zi
column 6
1. 2(asz@c) GAR-hu-bu7
2. e2-la-lumx(|(ZU&ZU.SAR|) engar
3. 1(asz@c) lugal-ezen
4. KA-tar-zi engar
5. 1(asz@c) nin-ur-sag IB
6. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) en-kin-gi4
7. KA-tar-zi engar
8. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) {d}nanna#{+na}
9. e2-la-lumx(|(ZU&ZU.SAR|) engar
10. 1(asz@c) szubur
11. KA-tar-zi engar
12. 4(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) ni2-kur-ra
13. 2(asz@c) a-ne-da-nu-me-gi4
14. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) AK-utu
15. sukkal-esz3
16. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) AK-{d}sud3#
column 7
1. dumu AK-utu engar
2. 2(asz@c) e2-la-lumx(|(ZU&ZU.SAR|) engar
3. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) nin-ig-gal
4. ugula
5. 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) e2-ezen-du10
6. KA-tar-zi engar
7. 2(asz@c) ASZ
8. e2-la-lumx(|(ZU&ZU.SAR|) engar
9. 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) HAR-tu-{d}sud3
10. me-mah-nu-sa2
11. 1/2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) en-kasz4
12. [...]
13. KA-tar-zi engar
14. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) HAR-tu-{d}sud3
15. [SAL]-USZ
column 8
1. [ur-e2-nun-gal]
2. [...]
3. [e2]-la-lumx(|(ZU&ZU.SAR|) engar
4. [a]-du6#-la engar
  double ruling
5. gissu-sze3 engar
6. mu6-sub3 engar
7. e2-hur-sag engar
8. a-du6-la engar
9. dub sze e3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: WF, 078

    [Deimel1924] Deimel, P. Anton. 1924. Wirtschafttexte Aus Fara.

  • history: EDATS p., 3 (01) no. 029

    [Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.

  • citation: ZA 66, p.156-195, p. 187

    [Edzard1976Wirtschaftstexte] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1976. “Fāra Und Abu Ṣalābiḫ. Die „Wirtschaftstexte“.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 66: 156–95.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 12729
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  • Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 13:06:16 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2021-10-29 at 16:15:45 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2021-07-22 at 07:58:00 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2018-01-16 at 21:20:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-01-16 at 21:19:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-07-14 at 15:37:10 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:10 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“WF 078 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P011035.
WF 078 artifact entry (No. P011035). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P011035 (Original work published 2001)
WF 078 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P011035 (Accessed: March 13, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {WF 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P011035},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P011035},
}


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