ATU 5, pl. 117, W 9656,km (P001679)

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 15335

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

28.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N30~d) ,

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	P001679
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P001679

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	28.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	W 09656,km
Findspot	Qa XVI,2 Unter der Abgleichung der Schicht III, 1,5 m über der Höhe des Kalksteinsockels
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 15335
Accession Number

References

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

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

28x29x22 - same locus as W 9578,a - 23.1.1931 - cone-shaped clay object with a possible numerical sign on the upper edge - 18.2 grams - 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, CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 13:56:54	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:11:50	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. 117, W 9656,Km Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P001679.

ATU 5, pl. 117, W 9656,km artifact entry (No. P001679). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001679 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 117, W 9656,km artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001679 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 117, {W} 9656,km artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001679},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001679},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 117, W 9656,Km Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P001679.

ATU 5, pl. 117, W 9656,km artifact entry (No. P001679). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001679 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 117, W 9656,km artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001679 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 117, {W} 9656,km artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001679},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001679},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/3/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P001679
LB  - CDLI:P001679
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - ATU 5, pl. 117, W 9656,km artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P001679
ER  -