VAT 16913 (P005972)
Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, GermanyMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, GermanyMuseum Number
VAT 16913Period
ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)Provenience
Uruk (mod. Warka)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
38.0 mm × 61.0 mm × 33.0 mm
obverse
column 1
1. 6(N01@f) , [...] X X
2. 1(N14@f) 3(N01@f)# , X AMA~b IGI BUR~a
3. [...] , [...] X KASZ~b
4. [...] , [...] X
column 2
1. ,
2. 2(N14@f) , AMAR [...]
3. , [...]
column 1
1. 6(N01@f) , [...] X X
2. 1(N14@f) 3(N01@f)# , X AMA~b IGI BUR~a
3. [...] , [...] X KASZ~b
4. [...] , [...] X
column 2
1. ,
2. 2(N14@f) , AMAR [...]
3. , [...]
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 38.0 high × 61.0 wide × 33.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: VAT 16913
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
- Elevation:
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- Excavation No: W 16033
- Findspot Square: Ob XVII,1/2
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Findspot Comments:
Aus dem Schutt über IVa
- Period: ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)
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Cite this Artifact
“VAT 16913 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005972.
VAT 16913 artifact entry (No. P005972). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005972
VAT 16913 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005972 (Accessed: November 13, 2025).
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