CDLI Lexical Archaic Unidentified, ex. 120 (P000694)

Lexical tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 135705

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Archaic Unidentified (witness))

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

56.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 21.0 mm

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [1(N01)] , [...] |BAD&BAD|#
2'. [1(N01)] , ZATU623#
3'. [1(N01)] , [...] X
  rest broken
column 2'
1'. 1(N01)# , [...]
2'. 1(N01) , UR2# BAR#? 1(N57)#?
3'. 1(N01) , SI# UR4~b#
4'. 1(N01) , BAR# UR4~b#
5'. 1(N01) , MAR~a
6'. [1(N01)] , [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Consult word list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 56.0 high × 43.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • history: BagM 22 (pp. 1-163), 149

    [Cavigneaux1991BagM22] Cavigneaux, Antoine, Uwe Finkbeiner, Ursula Seidl, and H. H. Siewert. 1991. “Uruk 33/34.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 22: 1–163.

  • history: ATU 3, pl. 99, W 24206

    [Englund1993ATU3] Englund, Robert K., and Hans J. Nissen. 1993. Die Lexikalischen Listen Der Archaischen Texte Aus Uruk. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 3. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM 135705
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: W 24206
  • Findspot Square: Oc XV,4
  • Findspot Comments:

    Stampflehmgebäude Durchgang zwischen Raum 160 und 161, ca 60 cm über Fußboden

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 09:11:30 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-23 at 16:13:00 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-07-03 at 13:09:28 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2015-11-20 at 18:21:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-19 at 12:28:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:29 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:30 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical Archaic Unidentified, Ex. 120 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P000694.
CDLI Lexical Archaic Unidentified, ex. 120 artifact entry (No. P000694). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000694 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical Archaic Unidentified, ex. 120 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000694 (Accessed: October 28, 2025).
@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} {Archaic} {Unidentified}, ex. 120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000694},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000694},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/3/
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M1  - 2025/10/28/
TI  - CDLI Lexical Archaic Unidentified, ex. 120 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical Archaic Unidentified, Ex. 120 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P000694.
CDLI Lexical Archaic Unidentified, ex. 120 artifact entry (No. P000694). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000694 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical Archaic Unidentified, ex. 120 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000694 (Accessed: October 28, 2025).
@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} {Archaic} {Unidentified}, ex. 120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000694},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000694},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P000694
LB  - CDLI:P000694
M1  - 2025/10/28/
TI  - CDLI Lexical Archaic Unidentified, ex. 120 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P000694
ER  -
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