ATU 5, pl. 086, W 9656,g (P001425)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 14993

Period

Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

93.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 35.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N34) , ESZDA#
2. 1(N34) , NAM2 KAB
3. 4(N14)# , NAM2 [DI?]
4. 4(N14) , NAM2# [NAM2?]
5. [...] , [...]
column 2
1. 1(N34) 4(N14)# , GAL~a KISAL~b1
2. 1(N34)# , [...]
3. 4(N34) 4(N14)# [...] , X [...]
4. [...] 3(N34)# , |NUN~a+EN~a|
column 3
1. [...] 1(N14)# , |AB2x2(N14)|
2. 1(N14) , GA~a ZATU753
3. 1(N14)# [...] , X [...]
4. [...] , [...]
5. 2(N34)# [...] , [...]
6. [...] 1(N34)# , [...]
7. 3(N34)#? , X [...]
column 4
1. 1(N14) , GISZ@t BU~a
2. 1(N14) , SZUM
3. 1(N14) , UDU~a ZATU641
4. [...] , [...]
5. [...] , [...]
6. [...] , [...]
7. 2(N14) , SZA
column 5
1. 1(N34)# [...] 1(N14)# , IB~a# [...]
2. 3(N14) , DUG~a
3. 3(N14) , ZATU693 GA2~a1
4. 3(N14) , ZATU753 GA~a# TI@t#
reverse
column 1
1. 3(N48) 1(N34)# 5(N14)# [...] , ZATU679# X TI

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

Period Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P001425

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 93.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 35.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number W 09656,g
Findspot Qa XVI,2
unter der Abgleichung der Schicht III, 1,5 m über der Höhe des Kalksteinsockels// t.a.q. IIIc
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 14993
Accession Number

References

  • primary: ATU 5, pl. 86, W 9656,g

    [Englund1994ATU5] Englund, Robert K. 1994. Archaic Administrative Texts from Uruk. The Early Campaigns. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 5. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

    93x64x35 - same locus as W 9578,a - ATU 1, 351 - 23.1.1931 - note the correspondence of the ideograms representing professions in this text with the first entries of the lexical list Lú A (ATU 3, pp. 14-19).

  • history: ATU 1, 351

    [Falkenstein1936ATU1] Falkenstein, Adam. 1936. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk. Ausgrabungen Der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft in Uruk-Warka, Band 2. Leipzig: Harrassowitz.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-03 at 10:06:46 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:47 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:45 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 086, W 9656,g Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P001425.
ATU 5, pl. 086, W 9656,g artifact entry (No. P001425). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001425 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 086, W 9656,g artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001425 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 086, {W} 9656,g artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001425},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001425},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 086, W 9656,g Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P001425.
ATU 5, pl. 086, W 9656,g artifact entry (No. P001425). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001425 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 086, W 9656,g artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001425 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 086, {W} 9656,g artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001425},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001425},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/3/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P001425
LB  - CDLI:P001425
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - ATU 5, pl. 086, W 9656,g artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P001425
ER  -
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