ATU 5, pl. 066, W 9579,ai (P001282)

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 14774

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

40.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(N01) 3(N08) , U8 UR2# UMBIN~a
en: 3 + 3 (lamb) ewes, ...;
2. 2(N01) , MASZ GURUSZDA MUSZ3~a
en: 2 goats, ...;
reverse
blank space

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	P001282
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P001282

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	40.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	W 09579,ai
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 14774
Accession Number

References

primary: ATU 5, pl. 66, W 9579,ai

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

40x27x14 - same locus as W 9578,a - ATU 1, 94 - M. Lambert, Archéologia 12 (9-10.1966) 29 - 21.1.1931 - an account of small cattle and lambs apparently qualified with the numerical sign N8 - compare the texts W 9656,ba (lambs), 9656,fx (kids), 9655,t (slaves) a
history: ATU 1, 94

[Falkenstein1936ATU1] Falkenstein, Adam. 1936. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk. Ausgrabungen Der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft in Uruk-Warka, Band 2. Leipzig: Harrassowitz.
history: Archeologia 12, 9-10, 29

[LambertM1966Archeologia12] Lambert, Maurice. 1966. Archaeologia 12.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-16 at 14:18:11	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
2016-06-05 at 09:50:11	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 13:56:43	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:11:43	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. 066, W 9579,Ai Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P001282.

ATU 5, pl. 066, W 9579,ai artifact entry (No. P001282). (2024, June 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001282 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 066, W 9579,ai artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001282 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 16},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 066, {W} 9579,ai artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001282},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001282},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 066, W 9579,Ai Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P001282.

ATU 5, pl. 066, W 9579,ai artifact entry (No. P001282). (2024, June 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001282 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 066, W 9579,ai artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001282 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

@misc{2024ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 16},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 066, {W} 9579,ai artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001282},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001282},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/16/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P001282
M1  - 2026/5/15/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P001282
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