ATU 6, pl. 060, W 15662 (P002208)

Administrative tag 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 21307

Period

Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

19.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. , DARA4~a1 AN |SZU2.EN~a| KU6~a

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P002208

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions 19.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number W 15662
Findspot Pa XVI,2
auf den kleinen Riemchen +17.60 m
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 21307
Accession Number

References

  • primary: ATU 6, pl. 60, W 15662

    [Englund2005ATU6] Englund, Robert K., and Hans J. Nissen. 2005. Archaische Verwaltungstexte Aus Uruk. Vorderasiatisches Museum II. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 6. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

    Pa XVI,2, auf den kleinen Riemchen +17.60 m - 4 - Frühe Schrift, p. 56, Nr. 7.2 - K. Szarzynska, JCS 46 (1994) 1- 10, Nr. 11 - durchbohrtes Etikett - s. R. Englund, OBO 160/1, 60 Abb. 18.

  • history: Englund, OBO 160/1, p. 60 fig. 18

    [Englund1998OBO160/1] Englund, Robert K. 1998. “Texts from the Late Uruk Period.” In Annäherungen 1: Mesopotamien. Späturuk-Zeit Und Frühdynastische Zeit, edited by Pascal Attinger and Markus Wäfler, 13–233. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 160/1. Freiburg Schweiz: Universitätsverlag.

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  • history: Frühe Schrift, p. 56, no. 7.2

    [Nissen1991FrüheSchrift] Nissen, Hans J., Peter Damerow, and Robert K. Englund. 1991. Frühe Schrift Und Techniken Der Wirtschaftsverwaltung Im Alten Vorderen Orient. Informationsspeicherung Und -Verarbeitung Vor 5000 Jahren. Franzbecker.

  • history: UVB7,PH.

    [sec1634] N.d.

  • history: JCS 46, p.1-10, tag no. 11

    [Szarzyńska1994tags] Szarzyńska, Krystyna. 1994. “Archaic Sumerian Tags.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 46 (1): 1–10. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359935.

  • history: OIMP 32 (pp. 33-84), 072

    [Woods2010writing] Woods, Christopher. 2010. “The Earliest Mesopotamian Writing.” In Visible Language. Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond, edited by Christopher Woods, 33–84. Oriental Institute Museum Publications, Number 32. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 14:41:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 09:19:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 09:17:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-03 at 13:23:58 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:57:05 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:58 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“ATU 6, Pl. 060, W 15662 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P002208.
ATU 6, pl. 060, W 15662 artifact entry (No. P002208). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P002208 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 6, pl. 060, W 15662 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P002208 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P002208},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P002208},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“ATU 6, Pl. 060, W 15662 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P002208.
ATU 6, pl. 060, W 15662 artifact entry (No. P002208). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P002208 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 6, pl. 060, W 15662 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P002208 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P002208},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P002208},
}


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