ATU 5, pl. 099, W 9656,di (P001528)

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 15293

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

57.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. , ESZDA#
2. , KAB#
3. , NAM2#
4. , [...]
5. , [...] EN~b#
column 2
1. , X
2. , NAM2#?
3. , X
4. , EN~b
column 3
1. , [...]
2. , X
3. , |GA2~a3xX|

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	P001528
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P001528

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	57.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	W 09656,di
Findspot	Qa XVI,2 unterder /Abgleichun 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 15293
Accession Number

References

primary: ATU 5, pl. 99, W 9656,di

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

57x43x21 - same locus as W 9578,a - Frühe Schrift, p. 148, fig. 15c, no. 15.6 = Archaic Bookkeeping, p. 106, fig. 85 - 23.1.1931 - "waster," possibly with the first lines of the forerunner version of the lexical list Lú A (see R. Englund and H. Nissen, ATU 3)
history: Frühe Schrift, p. 148, no. 15.6

[Nissen1991FrüheSchrift] Nissen, Hans J., Peter Damerow, and Robert K. Englund. 1991. Frühe Schrift Und Techniken Der Wirtschaftsverwaltung Im Alten Vorderen Orient. Informationsspeicherung Und -Verarbeitung Vor 5000 Jahren. Franzbecker.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-22 at 14:41:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 09:17:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-07-03 at 10:06:46	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 13:56:50	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:11:47	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 099, W 9656,Di Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P001528.

ATU 5, pl. 099, W 9656,di artifact entry (No. P001528). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001528 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 099, W 9656,di artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001528 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001528},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001528},
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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 099, W 9656,Di Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P001528.

ATU 5, pl. 099, W 9656,di artifact entry (No. P001528). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001528 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 099, W 9656,di artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001528 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 099, {W} 9656,di artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001528},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001528},
}

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