ATU 5, pl. 062, W 9579,d (P001252)

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 14674

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

41.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(N01) , KASZ~b UDU~a ZATU762~a

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	P001252
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P001252

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	41.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number	W 09579,d
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 14674
Accession Number

References

primary: ATU 5, pl. 62, W 9579,d

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

41x30x17 - same locus as W 9578,a - ATU 1, 40 - Frühe Schrift, p. 56, fig. 7b, no. 7.3 = Archaic Bookkeeping, p. 20, fig. 21 - 21.1.1931 - photo courtesy of VAM.
history: ATU 1, 40

[Falkenstein1936ATU1] Falkenstein, Adam. 1936. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk. Ausgrabungen Der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft in Uruk-Warka, Band 2. Leipzig: Harrassowitz.
history: Frühe Schrift, p. 56, no. 7.3

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-22 at 14:41:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 09:17:18	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 09:17:27	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. 062, W 9579,d Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P001252.

ATU 5, pl. 062, W 9579,d artifact entry (No. P001252). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001252 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 062, W 9579,d artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001252 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 062, {W} 9579,d artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001252},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001252},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“ATU 5, Pl. 062, W 9579,d Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P001252.

ATU 5, pl. 062, W 9579,d artifact entry (No. P001252). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001252 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 062, W 9579,d artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001252 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 062, {W} 9579,d artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001252},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001252},
}

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