ATU 5, pl. 063, W 9579,o (P001262)

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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Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 14736

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

45.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N01) , DUB~b KUR~a
2. 1(N01) , SAL SANGA~a KISAL~a1
column 2
1. , UNUG~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	P001262
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P001262

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	45.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 12.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	W 09579,o
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 14736
Accession Number

References

primary: ATU 5, pl. 63, W 9579,o

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

45x29x12 - same locus as W 9578,a - ATU 1, 167 - A. Vaiman, VDI 1974/2, 140 (=BagM 20, 123), no. 18 obv. - 21.1.1931 - fingerprints on tablet surface.
history: ATU 1, 167

[Falkenstein1936ATU1] Falkenstein, Adam. 1936. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk. Ausgrabungen Der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft in Uruk-Warka, Band 2. Leipzig: Harrassowitz.
history: VDI 1974/2, 140 no. 18 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 09:17:31	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. 063, W 9579,o Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P001262.

ATU 5, pl. 063, W 9579,o artifact entry (No. P001262). (2024, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001262 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 063, W 9579,o artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001262 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 063, {W} 9579,o artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001262},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001262},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 063, W 9579,o Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P001262.

ATU 5, pl. 063, W 9579,o artifact entry (No. P001262). (2024, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001262 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 063, W 9579,o artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001262 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).

@misc{2024ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 063, {W} 9579,o artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001262},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001262},
}

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M1  - 2026/5/19/
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