ATU 5, pl. 091, W 9656,as (P001460)

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 15181

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

56.0 mm × 71.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N14)# 3(N01)# [...] , [...]
column 2
1. 2(N01) , GUKKAL~a DUG~b#
2. [...] , [...]
column 3
1. 3(N01) , UD5~a DUG~b
2. 1(N01)# [...] , UTUA~a# [...]
3. [...] , UD5~a# [...]
column 4
1. 1(N01) , NUN~b ZATU639#?
2. 3(N01) , UTUA~a ZATU720#
3. 2(N01)# [...] , [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 2(N01) , SZEG9#?
2. 3(N01)# [...] , GUKKAL~a# ZATU709
3. 2(N01)# [...] , UTUA~a [...]
column 2
1. [...] , [...] MUSZ3~a#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P001460

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 56.0 mm × 71.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number W 09656,as
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 15181
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 10949

References

  • primary: ATU 5, pl. 91, W 9656,as

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

    56x71x27 - same locus as W 9578,a - ATU 1, 537 - 23.1.1931 - complex rotation, see R. Englund and J.-P. Grégoire, MSVO 1, pp. 11-12 and ATU 1, p. 12 - an account of fats derived from sheep and goats, see also the remarks to W 9206,c and 9393,e.

  • history: ATU 1, 537

    [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
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:48 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:46 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 5, Pl. 091, W 9656,as Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P001460.
ATU 5, pl. 091, W 9656,as artifact entry (No. P001460). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001460 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 091, W 9656,as artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001460 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 091, {W} 9656,as artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001460},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001460},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 091, W 9656,as Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P001460.
ATU 5, pl. 091, W 9656,as artifact entry (No. P001460). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001460 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 091, W 9656,as artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001460 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 091, {W} 9656,as artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001460},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001460},
}


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PY  - 2023
ID  - P001460
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M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - ATU 5, pl. 091, W 9656,as artifact entry
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