CDLI Lexical 000022, ex. 005 (P000431)

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

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 134324

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Archaic Wood (witness))

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

126.0 mm × 114.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N01) , GISZ NAM2
2. 1(N01) , GISZ NU11
3. 1(N01) , GISZ KIN2~c
4. 1(N01) , GI6 GISZ KIN2~c
5. 1(N01) , |SZE~a.KIN2~c| GISZ
6. 1(N01) , DUB~b GISZ
7. [1(N01)] , GISZ# A
8. 1(N01) , SI GISZ
9. 1(N01) , GESZTIN~a GISZ
10. 1(N01) , GESZTIN~a DUR2# GISZ
11. 1(N01) , [...] GISZ# MUSZEN
column 2
1. 1(N01) , ALIM# GISZ
2. 1(N01) , GISZ LAM~a
3. 1(N01) , GISZ KUR@g~a
4. 1(N01) , [...]
5. 1(N01) , GISZ# [...]
6. 1(N01) , X GISZ
7. 1(N01) , GISZ DIN
8. 1(N01) , GISZ MA#
9. 1(N01) , HASZHUR GISZ
10. 1(N01) , |(GISZx(DIN.DIN))~a| GISZ
11. 1(N01) , BU~a GISZ GI
12. 1(N01) , BU~a ZATU633~a GISZ GI
column 3
1. 1(N01) , BU~a MES GISZ GI
2. 1(N01) , X X [...]
3. [1(N01)] , [...]
4. [1(N01)] , GISZ# MES# RU#
5. 1(N01) , GISZ MES# MES#
6. 1(N01) , ZATU633~a# MES GISZ
7. 1(N01) , GISZ A
8. 1(N01) , 3(N57)# SZU SU~a GISZ
9. 1(N01) , 3(N57)# GISZ |KU6~a+KU6~a|#
10. 1(N01) , GISZ ANSZE~b# LUM
11. 1(N01) , GISZ KISZIK~a U2~b
column 4
1. 1(N01)# , [...]
2. 1(N01)# , SZA# GAL~a GISZ
3. 1(N01) , SZA SZU GISZ
4. 1(N01) , GISZ# LI#
5. 1(N01) , ERIM~a# GISZ
6. 1(N01) , U4 GISZ#
7. 1(N01) , IN~b# HI# GISZ#
8. 1(N01) , IN~b HI GISZ
9. 1(N01) , IN~b# HI# GISZ#
10. 1(N01) , BA SZE3 U2~b
11. 1(N01) , MASZ URUDU~a# GISZ#
column 5
1. [1(N01)] , [...]
2. 1(N01)# , X GISZ
3. 1(N01) , GUL BU~a GISZ
4. 1(N01) , GISZIMMAR~a2
5. 1(N01) , GESZTU~a GISZ
6. 1(N01) , GESZTU~a# X [...]
7. 1(N01) , NAGA~a# GISZ X
8. 1(N01) , ALIM# GISZ NUN~a#
9. 1(N01) , NAM2# E2~a#
10. 1(N01) , GISZ@t E2~a
11. 1(N01) , GISZ PU2
column 6
1. [1(N01)] , [...]
2. 1(N01) , GISZ APIN~b#? KI#
3. 1(N01) , UR4~b GISZ SIG#
4. 1(N01) , GISZ LISZ
5. 1(N01) , BANSZUR~b1 GISZ
6. 1(N01) , GISZ AD~a
7. 1(N01) , GISZ |BAD&BAD|?
8. 1(N01) , BAD GISZ
9. 1(N01) , TAG~b# SZU# GISZ
10. 1(N01) , SI TAG~b GISZ#
11. 1(N01) , SI KAK~a GISZ
12. 1(N01) , AL
reverse
1. 1(N34) [8(N01)?] , [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Archaic Wood (witness))
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

Period Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Lexical 000022 (Archaic Wood) composite (P471694) Q000022 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P000431

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 126.0 mm × 114.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number W 20327,02
Findspot Nc XVII,1
neben Sickerschacht unter den obersten Riemchen und der obersten adale// (t.a.q. IIIa)
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 134324
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P000431
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P000431

References

  • history: ATU 3, pl. 38, W 20327,2

    [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.

  • history: Englund, OBO 160/1, p. 96 fig. 28

    [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.

  • history: ATU 2, pl. 33

    [Green1987ATU2] Green, Margaret W., and Hans J. Nissen. 1987. Zeichenliste Der Archaischen Texte Aus Uruk. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 2. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

  • history: World Archaeology 17 (pp. 317-334), 327

    [Nissen1986WorldArchaeology17] Nissen, Hans J. 1986. “The Archaic Texts from Uruk.” World Archaeology 17 (3): 317–34. http://www.jstor.org/stable/124698.

  • history: Duery, Völker des Alten Orients (1969) 37

    [sec453] N.d.

  • history: P. Damerow, R. Englund and H. Nissen, Spektrum der Wissenschaft, Februar 1988, 081

    [sec455] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 10:38:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-03 at 13:09:28 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2015-11-22 at 17:27:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:22 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:25 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000022, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P000431.
CDLI Lexical 000022, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P000431). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000431 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000022, ex. 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000431 (Accessed: September 15, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000022, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P000431.
CDLI Lexical 000022, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P000431). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000431 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000022, ex. 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000431 (Accessed: September 15, 2026).
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