ATU 3, pl. 036, W 12139 (P000014)

Lexical tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 16773

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Archaic Pigs (witness) Text category: 06.01; Text commentary: 01-58 KOL; Foreign ID: L$U A)

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

76.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N01) , SZUBUR
2. 1(N01) , |1(N57).SZUBUR|
  = P000456 obv. ii 1
3. 1(N01) , |2(N57).SZUBUR|
4. 1(N01) , U4 SZUBUR#
5. 1(N01) , KAB#? [...]
6. 1(N01) , ME~a |SILA3~axGARA2~a|#? SZUBUR
7. 1(N01) , RAD~a@g SZUBUR
8. 1(N01) , KU3~a# SZUBUR
9. 1(N01) , ZATU686~a BU~a SZUBUR
10. 1(N01) , BU~a SZUBUR
column 2
1. 1(N01) , MUSZEN# SZUBUR#
2. 1(N01) , PAP~a SZUBUR#
3. 1(N01) , UH3~a? SZUBUR#
4. 1(N01) , HI? NUN~a# SZUBUR
5. 1(N01) , KASKAL SZUBUR
6. 1(N01) , LAM~b SZUBUR
7. 1(N01) , KA~a#? SZUBUR
8. 1(N01) , ADAB# SZUBUR
  = P000456 obv. iii 1
9. 1(N01) , SILA4~b# SZUBUR
10. 1(N01) , UB SZUBUR
11. 1(N01) , MUSZEN SZUBUR
column 3
1. 1(N01) , TUM~a SZUBUR
2. 1(N01) , GI SZUBUR
3. 1(N01) , UR~a SZUBUR
4. 1(N01) , SZA3~a1 SZUBUR
  = P000456 obv. ii 3
5. 1(N01) , GAN2 SZUBUR
6. 1(N01) , SZE~a# SZUBUR
7. 1(N01) , GURUSZDA SZUBUR
8. 1(N01) , A SZUBUR
9. 1(N01) , SAGSZU SZUBUR
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N01) , BAHAR2~a SZUBUR
2. 1(N01) , SZUBUR AB2
  = P000456 obv. iii 3
3. 1(N01) , SZUBUR# NE~a#
4. 1(N01) , SZUBUR# [...]
5. 1(N01) , SZUBUR |BU~a+DU6~a|
6. 1(N01) , SZUBUR LAGAB~a
7. 1(N01) , SZUBUR GI6
8. 1(N01) , SZUBUR# U4
9. 1(N01) , BU~a SZUBUR
10. 1(N01) , URI3~a SZUBUR
column 2
1. 1(N01) , KAL~b1 SZUBUR
2. 1(N01) , 1(N57) SZUBUR
3. 1(N01) , SZUBUR KU6~a
4. 1(N01) , SZUBUR SI#?
5. 1(N01) , SZUBUR# EN~a
6. 1(N01) , SZUBUR SUHUR
7. 1(N01) , SZUBUR MU
8. 1(N01) , TE SZUBUR
9. 1(N01) , ZATU758 SZUBUR
10. 1(N01) , GAL~b# SZUBUR#
column 3
1. 1(N01) , BAHAR2~a SZUBUR
2. 1(N01) , AN SZUBUR
3. 1(N01) , SZUBUR GIR3~a
4. 1(N01) , |3(N57).SZUBUR|
5. 1(N01) , SZE3 SZUBUR
6. 1(N01) , NIM~a# [...]
7. 1(N01) , SZUBUR X
8. 1(N01) , SZUBUR MAH~a
left
1. 5(N14) 8(N01) ,

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Archaic Pigs (witness) Text category: 06.01; Text commentary: 01-58 KOL; Foreign ID: L$U A)
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

Period Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P000014

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 76.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number W 12139
Findspot Oe XVI,4
+19.80 m, über der Tempelmauer von IVa, südwestlich vom Labyrinth
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 16773
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P000014
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P000014

References

  • primary: ATU 3, pl. 36, W 12139

    [Englund1993ATU3] Englund, Robert K., and Hans J. Nissen. 1993. Die Lexikalischen Listen Der Archaischen Texte Aus Uruk. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 3. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

    76x51x15 - Swine 1-58 mit Kolophon - Oe XVI,4, +19.80 m, über der Tempelmauer von IVa, südwestlich vom Labyrinth - veröffentlicht in: UVB 6 - Tafel gedreht um die vertikale Achse.

  • history: Englund, OBO 160/1, p. 173 fig. 63

    [Englund1998OBO160/1] Englund, Robert K. 1998. “Texts from the Late Uruk Period.” In Annäherungen 1: Mesopotamien. Späturuk-Zeit Und Frühdynastische Zeit, edited by Pascal Attinger and Markus Wäfler, 13–233. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 160/1. Freiburg Schweiz: Universitätsverlag.

  • history: UVB 6

    [sec23] N.d.

  • history: R. Englund, Fs Boehmer (Mainz 1995) 130 fig. 6

    [sec24] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-03 at 13:09:28 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2016-04-12 at 09:07:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:11 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:18 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ATU 3, Pl. 036, W 12139 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000014.
ATU 3, pl. 036, W 12139 artifact entry (No. P000014). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000014 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 3, pl. 036, W 12139 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000014 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 3, pl. 036, {W} 12139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000014},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000014},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 3, Pl. 036, W 12139 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000014.
ATU 3, pl. 036, W 12139 artifact entry (No. P000014). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000014 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 3, pl. 036, W 12139 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000014 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 3, pl. 036, {W} 12139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000014},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000014},
}


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