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

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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

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) ,

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Consult word list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 76.0 high × 51.0 wide × 15.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

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

  • 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: VAT 16773
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No: W 12139
  • Findspot Square: Oe XVI,4
  • Findspot Comments:

    +19.80 m, über der Tempelmauer von IVa, südwestlich vom Labyrinth

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

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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 4, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-04]},
	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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