ATU 5, pl. 105, W 9656,ev (P001566)

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 15364

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

83.0 mm × 59.0 mm × 31.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N01)# , NI~b#?
2. 1(N01)# , EN~a#
3. 1(N01)# , GU4# USZ~a# HI@g~a#?
4. 1(N01)# , |USZ~a&USZ~a|#?
5. 1(N01)# , X PAP~a#
6. 1(N01)# , |1(N58).BAD~a|#
7. 2(N01)# , GA~a#
column 2
1. 2(N01)# , X
2. [...] , X UB# X
3. [...] 1(N01)# , [...]
4. 2(N01)# , EN~a# [...]
5. 1(N01)# [...] , GESZTU~b#
6. 1(N01)# , X
7. 2(N01)# , ERIN#
column 3
1. 1(N01)# , PIRIG~a1#
2. 1(N01)# , |NUN~a+EN~a|# USZ~a#
3. 1(N01)# , X
4. [...] , |SILA3~axX|#
5. 2(N01)# , AB~a#
6. 1(N01) , TE
column 4
1. 1(N01)# , EN~b#? [...]
2. 1(N01)# , RAD~b#?
3. 3(N01)# , KISAL~b1# GESZTU~b#
4. 4(N01)# , NESAG2~a#
reverse
column 1
1. 2(N14)# 3(N01)# [...] , NUN~a GU4# GI#? X

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/P001566

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 83.0 mm × 59.0 mm × 31.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number W 09656,ev
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 15364
Accession Number

References

  • primary: ATU 5, pl. 105, W 9656,ev

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

    83x59x31 - same locus as W 9578,a - ATU 1, 359 - 23.1.1931 - see the remarks to W 9123,b.

  • history: Englund, OBO 160/1, p. 156 fig. 53

    [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.

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  • history: ATU 1, 359

    [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
2018-02-12 at 09:17:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:50 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:48 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. 105, W 9656,Ev Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P001566.
ATU 5, pl. 105, W 9656,ev artifact entry (No. P001566). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001566 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 105, W 9656,ev artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001566 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 105, {W} 9656,ev artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001566},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001566},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 105, W 9656,Ev Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P001566.
ATU 5, pl. 105, W 9656,ev artifact entry (No. P001566). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001566 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 105, W 9656,ev artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001566 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 105, {W} 9656,ev artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001566},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001566},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/3/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P001566
LB  - CDLI:P001566
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - ATU 5, pl. 105, W 9656,ev artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P001566
ER  -
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