ATU 5, pl. 117, W 9656,kb (P001677)

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 17808

Period

Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (with drawing)

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

60.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. ,

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 (with drawing)
Language(s)	Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P001677
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P001677

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	60.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 13.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number	W 09656,kb
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 17808
Accession Number

References

primary: ATU 5, pl. 117, W 9656,kb

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

60x47x13 - same locus as W 9578,a - 23.1.1931 - incised representation of a man defaced with numerous impressions of the blunt end of the stylus - photo courtesy of DAI-Baghdad.

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 09:18:04	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 13:56:53	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:11:50	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“ATU 5, Pl. 117, W 9656,Kb Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P001677.

ATU 5, pl. 117, W 9656,kb artifact entry (No. P001677). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001677 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 117, W 9656,kb artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001677 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 117, {W} 9656,kb artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001677},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001677},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“ATU 5, Pl. 117, W 9656,Kb Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P001677.

ATU 5, pl. 117, W 9656,kb artifact entry (No. P001677). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001677 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 117, W 9656,kb artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001677 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 117, {W} 9656,kb artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001677},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001677},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/3/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P001677
LB  - CDLI:P001677
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - ATU 5, pl. 117, W 9656,kb artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P001677
ER  -