ATU 5, pl. 078, W 9655,a (P001374)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 14997

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

67.0 mm × 59.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(N01) , EN~a DU UTUA~a UDUNITA~a SUKKAL
2. 1(N01) , ESZDA# UTUA~a# MUSZEN# [...]
3. 1(N01) , EN~a# UB#? DU# UTUA~a#
4. [...] , [...]
column 2
1. 1(N01) , PIRIG~a1 UTUA~a SZUM
2. 2(N01) , UTUA~a PA~a
3. 1(N01) , SILA4~c SAR~a EN~a USZ~a#
4. 2(N01)# , GUKKAL~a UTUA~a
5. [...] , [...]
column 3
1. 2(N01) , X NIM~a
reverse
column 1
1. [...] , UKKIN~a# [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P001374

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 67.0 mm × 59.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number W 09655,a
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 14997
Accession Number

References

  • primary: ATU 5, pl. 78, W 9655,a

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

    67x59x25 - same locus as W 9578,a (the original entry in the excavation finds catalogue corresponding to the group of texts W 9655 was corrected in Berlin from Qa XVI,3 to Qa XVI,2 - discrepancies between the numbers of texts ascribed to particular excavati

  • history: ATU 1, 358

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-03 at 10:06:46 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:16:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:46 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:44 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“ATU 5, Pl. 078, W 9655,a Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P001374.
ATU 5, pl. 078, W 9655,a artifact entry (No. P001374). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001374 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 078, W 9655,a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001374 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001374},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001374},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“ATU 5, Pl. 078, W 9655,a Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P001374.
ATU 5, pl. 078, W 9655,a artifact entry (No. P001374). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001374 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 078, W 9655,a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001374 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 078, {W} 9655,a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001374},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001374},
}


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