ATU 5, pl. 103, W 9656,en1 (P001557)

Administrative tag 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 15327

Period

Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

21.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. , PA~a# RAD~b# GU4#

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	P001557
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P001557

Physical information

Artifact type	Tag
Dimensions	21.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	W 09656,en1
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 15327
Accession Number

References

primary: ATU 5, pl. 103, W 9656,en1

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

21x28x14 - same locus as W 9578,a - ATU 1, 6 - 23.1.1931 - tablet bored lengthwise, hung on a string, see the remarks to W 6759.
history: Englund, OBO 160/1, p. 60 fig. 18

[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.

copy
history: ATU 1, 6

[Falkenstein1936ATU1] Falkenstein, Adam. 1936. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk. Ausgrabungen Der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft in Uruk-Warka, Band 2. Leipzig: Harrassowitz.
history: JCS 46, p.1-10, tag no. 3

[Szarzyńska1994tags] Szarzyńska, Krystyna. 1994. “Archaic Sumerian Tags.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 46 (1): 1–10. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359935.

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 09:17:21	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 13:56:50	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:11:48	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. 103, W 9656,En1 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P001557.

ATU 5, pl. 103, W 9656,en1 artifact entry (No. P001557). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001557 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 103, W 9656,en1 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001557 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 103, {W} 9656,en1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001557},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001557},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 103, W 9656,En1 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P001557.

ATU 5, pl. 103, W 9656,en1 artifact entry (No. P001557). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001557 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 103, W 9656,en1 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001557 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).

@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 103, {W} 9656,en1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001557},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001557},
}

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M1  - 2026/5/16/
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