ATU 5, pl. 059, W 9578,f (P001238)

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

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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 14663

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

46.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(N01) , AN MUSZ3~a KASKAL# KUR~a# DUB~b NAGA~a A IB~a NUN~c#

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	P001238
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P001238

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	46.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	W 09578,f
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 14663
Accession Number

References

primary: ATU 5, pl. 59, W 9578,f

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

46x32x19 - same locus as W 9578,a - ATU 1, 65 - A. Vaiman, VDI 1974/2, 139 (=BagM 20, 122), no. 2 obv. - 20.1.1931.
history: ATU 1, 65

[Falkenstein1936ATU1] Falkenstein, Adam. 1936. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk. Ausgrabungen Der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft in Uruk-Warka, Band 2. Leipzig: Harrassowitz.
history: VDI 1974/2, 139, no. 2 obv.

[Vaiman] Vaiman, Aisak A. n.d. Vestnik Drevnej Istorii 1974 (2).

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-09 at 13:35:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-07-03 at 10:06:46	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:24	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 Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 059, W 9578,f Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P001238.

ATU 5, pl. 059, W 9578,f artifact entry (No. P001238). (2024, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001238 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 059, W 9578,f artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001238 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 059, {W} 9578,f artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001238},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001238},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 059, W 9578,f Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P001238.

ATU 5, pl. 059, W 9578,f artifact entry (No. P001238). (2024, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001238 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 059, W 9578,f artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001238 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).

@misc{2024ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 059, {W} 9578,f artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001238},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001238},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/9/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P001238
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - ATU 5, pl. 059, W 9578,f artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P001238
ER  -