SF 053 (P010642)

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 12612

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
  (asz@v is a slight impression of gesz2@c stylus)
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@v)# x? GI MI#? DU
2. 1(asz@v)# ildu3-NE
3. 1(asz@v) AK-{d}sud3
4. 1(asz@v) a2!(DA)#-nu#-kusz3#
5. 1(asz@v) munus-a2!(DA)#-nu-kusz3
6. 1(asz@v) a#-uszumgal-DA#
7. 1(asz@v) i-x-x
8. 4(disz)? utu-kur-ra#
9. [...] KA#
10. [...]
column 2
1. n szita
2. n lugal-nam-tar-BU!-PA?-SIKIL
3. 1(disz@t) |IGI+BUR|-sahar-ra
4. 1(disz@t) ur-sag-me3
5. 1(disz@t) ur-nin#-mu2#?
6. x [...]
7. [...]
8. [...]
9. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@v) lugal#-[x]
2. 1(asz@v) mes#-pa3#
3. 1(disz@t) za3#
  blank space
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column 2
  blank space
  erasures

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: SF 053,

    [Deimel1923-6824] Deimel, Anton. 1923.

  • history: Krebernik, Manfred, Steible, Horst & Yıldız, Fatma, Fs Krecher (2014) 347-348 16,

    [sec3629] N.d.

  • citation: OIP 99, p. 38

    [Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: VAT 12612
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  • Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-11-06 at 15:15:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-09-05 at 01:40:04 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. 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
“SF 053 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010642.
SF 053 artifact entry (No. P010642). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010642 (Original work published 2001)
SF 053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010642 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
@misc{2023SF,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {SF 053 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010642},
}

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