ATU 6, pl. 055, W 14758 (P002177)

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 16750

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

20.0 mm × 23.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. , UR3~b1 GESZTU~c3 UB SZE~a 5(N57)

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	P002177
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P002177

Physical information

Artifact type	Tag
Dimensions	20.0 mm × 23.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number	W 14758
Findspot	Oe XVI,2 +20 m, in den Riemchen
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 16750
Accession Number

References

primary: ATU 6, pl. 55, W 14758

[Englund2005ATU6] Englund, Robert K., and Hans J. Nissen. 2005. Archaische Verwaltungstexte Aus Uruk. Vorderasiatisches Museum II. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 6. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

Oe XVI,2, +20 m, in den Riemchen - 4 - K. Szarzynska, JCS 46 (1994) 1-10, Nr. 13 - „Etikett", durchlocht - s. R. Englund, OBO 160/1, 60 Abb. 18.
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: JCS 46, p.1-10, tag no. 13

[Szarzyńska1994tags] Szarzyńska, Krystyna. 1994. “Archaic Sumerian Tags.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 46 (1): 1–10. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359935.
history: OIMP 32 (pp. 33-84), 072

[Woods2010writing] Woods, Christopher. 2010. “The Earliest Mesopotamian Writing.” In Visible Language. Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond, edited by Christopher Woods, 33–84. Oriental Institute Museum Publications, Number 32. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-03 at 09:19:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-07-03 at 13:23:58	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:00	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 13:57:05	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:11:58	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“ATU 6, Pl. 055, W 14758 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P002177.

ATU 6, pl. 055, W 14758 artifact entry (No. P002177). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P002177 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 6, pl. 055, W 14758 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P002177 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 6, pl. 055, {W} 14758 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P002177},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P002177},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“ATU 6, Pl. 055, W 14758 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P002177.

ATU 6, pl. 055, W 14758 artifact entry (No. P002177). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P002177 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 6, pl. 055, W 14758 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P002177 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 6, pl. 055, {W} 14758 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P002177},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P002177},
}

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