ATU 5, pl. 085, W 9656,a1 (P001418)

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 14995

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

66.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 6(N01)# , [...]
2. 9(N01) , MUSZ3~a#
3. 1(N14) , KAB
4. 6(N01) , URU~a2
column 2
1. 8(N01) , MASZ#? ERIN
2. 7(N01) , NAM2
3. 6(N01) , ISZ~b
column 3
1. , ZATU758
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N34) 1(N01)# [...] , X
2. 4(N14)# 2(N01)# [...] , [...]
column 2
1. , ZATU758# NAM2# [...]

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	P001418
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P001418

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	66.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 29.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	W 09656,a1
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 14995
Accession Number

References

primary: ATU 5, pl. 85, W 9656,a1

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

66x46x29 - same locus as W 9578,a (the original entry in the excavation finds catalogue corresponding to the group of texts W 9656 was corrected in Berlin from Qa XVI,3 to Qa XVI,2 - see the remarks above to W 9655) - ATU 1, 333 - A. Vaiman, Soob. Gos. Erm. 2
history: ATU 1, 333

[Falkenstein1936ATU1] Falkenstein, Adam. 1936. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk. Ausgrabungen Der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft in Uruk-Warka, Band 2. Leipzig: Harrassowitz.
history: A. Vaiman, Soob. Gos. Erm. 28, 1966, 59

[sec1387] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-07-03 at 10:06:46	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:16:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 13:56:47	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:11:45	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. 085, W 9656,A1 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P001418.

ATU 5, pl. 085, W 9656,a1 artifact entry (No. P001418). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001418 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 085, W 9656,a1 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001418 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 085, {W} 9656,a1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001418},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001418},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 085, W 9656,A1 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P001418.

ATU 5, pl. 085, W 9656,a1 artifact entry (No. P001418). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001418 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 085, W 9656,a1 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001418 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).

@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 085, {W} 9656,a1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001418},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001418},
}

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M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - ATU 5, pl. 085, W 9656,a1 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P001418
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