ATU 5, pl. 040, W 9168,h+ (P001063)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 14794

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

111.0 mm × 105.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]
2. [...] , E2~b# NUN~a#
3. 2(N14) , TUR3~a# GAL~a#
4. 2(N14) , AN# X ZATU752#
5. 2(N14)# , E2~b GI6 BU~a
6. 1(N34) , BU~a NAM2 PAP~a
7. 2(N14) , NAM2 3(N57) URI
8. 4(N14)# , MAR~a AN PA~a
9. [...] , UKKIN~a# E2~b NUN~a
10. [...] , GAL~a ZAG~a
11. [...] , [...]
column 2
1. [...] 1(N14)# , X [...]
2. 2(N14) , KAB NAM2 KISAL~b1#
3. 2(N14) , SANGA~a# TE#
4. 2(N14) , UKKIN~a SZU
5. 2(N14) , SAL UKKIN~a# SZU
6. 2(N14) , 6(N57) TE
7. 1(N14) , LAGAR~a
8. 1(N14) , ZATU659 SZA
9. 1(N14) , ZATU647 ZATU628~a
10. 1(N14) , NE~a ZATU628~a ME~a
11. 1(N51)# 5(N14)# 6(N01)# , A#? X [...]
column 3
1. 1(N34)# 2(N14) , GAL~a#? NAM2 SZITA~a1
2. [...] 3(N14)# , ZATU753#?
3. 1(N34) 3(N14) 5(N01) , TUR#
4. 1(N14) , PAP~a KU6~a MUSZ3~a
5. 7(N01) , X X [...]
6. , |ZATU651xEN~a|
column 4
1. 1(N51) 3(N14) 7(N01) , TUR
2. 1(N51) 5(N14)# 3(N01)# , EN~a
3. 3(N14) 4(N01) 1(N08) , DIM~b SZUBUR
4. 3(N14) 4(N01) 1(N08) , GAL~a |ZATU737xDI|#
5. 2(N14) 6(N01) , E2~b
6. 1(N14)# 3(N01)# , |ZATU737xNIMGIR|
7. 1(N14) , |ZATU762~bxAB~a|
8. 1(N14) 4(N01) 1(N08) , TUR# MU
9. 6(N01) , SIG7
10. 5(N01) , GAR NUN~a#
11. 1(N14)# 2(N01)# , AN# ZATU659#
12. 1(N34)# 5(N01)# , ZATU753#
column 5
1. 3(N01) , |ZATU659x1(N01)| |SZU2.URI3~a|
2. 1(N14) 2(N01) 1(N08) , SAL# MUSZ3~a#
3. 1(N14) 1(N01) , SAL RAD~a
4. 1(N14) 1(N01) 1(N08) , SAL NAGA~a
5. 9(N01) 1(N08) , UB
6. 7(N01)# 1(N08) , UB RU
7. [...] 1(N01)# , DU# GISZIMMAR~b1
8. [...] 1(N01)# , PIRIG~b1
9. 1(N14) 1(N01) , NAM2 SZU@g
10. 1(N14) 8(N01) , ZATU762~b SANGA~a
11. 3(N14) , |ZATU651xGAR|
12. 1(N14)# [...] , KI# NAM2 [...]
column 6
1. , |U4x1(N57)| KASZ~b GAR#
reverse
column 1
1. [...] 1(N01)# , [...]

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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): 111.0 high × 105.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • primary: ATU 5, pl. 40, W 9168,h+

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

    111x105x23 - same locus as W 9168,a - ATU 1, 585 - M. Beek, Bildatlas der assyrisch-babylonischen Kultur (Gütersloh 1961) fig. 22 photo - 6.1.1931 - Uruk III - third fragment appears to be labeled W 9168,a - see ATU 1, p. 48 - photo courtesy of DAI-Baghdad.

  • history: Atlas, fig. 22 (p)

    [Beek1962Atlas] Beek, Martin A. 1962. Atlas of Mesopotamia.

  • history: ATU 1, 585

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: VAT 14794
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: W 09168,h + W 09168,n + ?
  • Findspot Square: Pb XVI,4
  • Findspot Comments:

    3 m über Kalkstein /Inventar/; bzw. 3 m über der Höhe des Kalksteinsockels, 1.95 unter den Urnammu-Bauten, auf Riemchen vom Format 22x9x9 /ATU 1 p.74/// t.a.q. II?

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-03 at 10:06:46 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:16:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:38 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:36 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
“ATU 5, Pl. 040, W 9168,H+ Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P001063.
ATU 5, pl. 040, W 9168,h+ artifact entry (No. P001063). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001063 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 040, W 9168,h+ artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001063 (Accessed: July 17, 2025).
@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 040, {W} 9168,h+ artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001063},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001063},
}


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