ATU 5, pl. 058, W 9578,c (P001235)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 15013

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

69.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 32.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(N14) 8(N01) , UTUA~a
2. 1(N14) 4(N01) , U8#
3. 3(N34)# 2(N14) 3(N01) , [MASZ?]
column 2
1. 2(N34) 4(N14) 1(N01) , UD5~a
2. , U2~b A#?
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N34)# 5(N01)# , GA2~b# UTUA~b#
2. 1(N34)# 1(N14) 4(N01) , U8# GI6#
3. 7(N01) , U8
column 2
1. 1(N14) , UDUNITA~a# [...]
2. 5(N01) , UD5~b

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)
Consult word list of Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P001235
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P001235

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	69.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 32.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number	W 09578,c
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 15013
Accession Number

References

primary: ATU 5, pl. 58, W 9578,c

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

69x47x32 - same locus as W 9578,a - ATU 1, 329 - 20.1.1931.
history: ATU 1, 329

[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	Reviewer	Status
2023-07-03 at 10:06:46	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:23	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 13:56:42	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:11:42	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“ATU 5, Pl. 058, W 9578,c Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P001235.

ATU 5, pl. 058, W 9578,c artifact entry (No. P001235). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001235 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 058, W 9578,c artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001235 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 058, {W} 9578,c artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001235},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001235},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“ATU 5, Pl. 058, W 9578,c Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P001235.

ATU 5, pl. 058, W 9578,c artifact entry (No. P001235). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001235 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 058, W 9578,c artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001235 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 058, {W} 9578,c artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001235},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001235},
}

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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - ATU 5, pl. 058, W 9578,c artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P001235
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