ATU 5, pl. 119, VAT 17785 (P001689)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 17785

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

32.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 30.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 2(N34)# [...] , [...]
column 2
1. 2(N45) 4(N50) , SZE~a# SAR~a# [...]
column 3
1. 2(N45) 2(N50)#? [...] , BARA2~a#? [...]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 32.0 high × 51.0 wide × 30.0 thick
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  • primary: ATU 5, pl. 119, VAT 17785

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

    32x51x30 - account of large areas (the preserved entry of 160 bùr would correspond to a square with sides of ca. 537 ninda length - thus the first, broken entry would have recorded the length of one of the sides).


  • citation: AfO 48/49 (pp. 168-173), 173

    [Bauer2001AfO48] Bauer, Josef. 2001/2002. “Reviewed Work(s): Archaic Administrative Texts from Uruk. The Early Campaigns. (= Archaische Texte Aus Uruk 5; Ausgrabungen Der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft in Uruk-Warha 15) by Robert K. Englund and Rainer M. Boehmer.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 48/49: 168–73.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 17785
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  • Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
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  • Excavation No: W — ?
  • Findspot Square: ?
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-07 at 18:13:04 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-07-03 at 10:06:46 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:18:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:54 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:50 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 119, VAT 17785 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P001689.
ATU 5, pl. 119, VAT 17785 artifact entry (No. P001689). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001689 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 119, VAT 17785 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001689 (Accessed: July 26, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 119, {VAT} 17785 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001689},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001689},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 119, VAT 17785 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P001689.
ATU 5, pl. 119, VAT 17785 artifact entry (No. P001689). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P001689 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 119, VAT 17785 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P001689 (Accessed: July 26, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 119, {VAT} 17785 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P001689},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P001689},
}

TY  - ELEC
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ID  - P001689
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M1  - 2025/7/26/
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