ATU 6, pl. 058, W 14804,a+ (P002195)

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 16857

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

130.0 mm × 120.0 mm × 50.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]
2. 2(N01)# , BALAG
3. 3(N01) , ZATU781
4. 1(N01) , ZATU686~a
5. 2(N01)# , |UR2x1(N57)| NUN~a
6. 1(N01) , NUN~a#? EN~a X
7. 3(N01) , E2~b ZAG~a#
8. 1(N01) , SZU UKKIN~a
9. 3(N01) , AN# GUG2
10. 3(N01) , URI
11. 4(N01) , |GISZxSZU2~a|
12. 1(N01) , AN |GISZxSZU2~a|
13. 1(N01) , ZAG~a SI
column 2
1. 1(N01)# [...] , [...]
2. 4(N01)# [...] , [...]
3. 3(N01)# , [...] X |BU~a+DU6~a|#
4. 5(N01)# , UKKIN~a URUDU~a
5. 6(N01)# , URUDU~a DI
6. 2(N01)# , ZATU730#
7. 2(N01) , URUDU~a BU~a#
8. 1(N01) , X AB~a
9. 2(N01) , DARA4~a1? GU4
10. 2(N01) , ERIN NIMGIR
11. 1(N01) , NIMGIR AB~a
12. 4(N01) , EZEN~b
13. 1(N01) , KU6~a DIN
14. 1(N01) , NIR~a TE
column 3
1. [...] , [...]
2. 1(N01) , X [...]
3. 1(N01) , X KALAM~a
4. 4(N01) , TAK4~a# UMBIN~a#
5. 4(N01) , AB~a# ZATU647
6. 1(N01) , SIG2~a2#? [...]
7. 2(N01) , [...]
8. 1(N01) , PA~a#? DU6~a
9. 2(N01) , GIR3~a TI@r
10. 1(N01) , SZURUPPAK~b KISAL~b1
11. 1(N01) , |GI&GI| KISAL~b1
12. 1(N01) , [...]
13. 1(N01)# , X
column 4
1. 2(N01) , NA2~a#
2. 1(N01) , X SANGA~a
3. 1(N01) , |ZATU737xDI|
4. 2(N01) , DUB~a X
5. 1(N01) , SUHUR
6. 1(N01) , SUG5 GAL~a
7. 1(N01) , GAR
9. 2(N01) , GURUSZ~a SANGA~a GAL~a#
10. 1(N01)# , DUG~a#
11. 1(N01) , KASZ~a#
12. 1(N01) , MU
column 5
1. [...] 1(N01)# , [...]
2. 1(N01) , X X [...]
3. 1(N01) , EZEN~b
4. 1(N01) , DUG~a
5. 1(N01) , GA~a
6. 1(N01) , SZEN~e
7. 4(N01) , |GI&GI| 3(N57) TE
8. 1(N01) , SAG KISAL~b1
9. 1(N01) , PIRIG~b1? KISAL~b1
10. 2(N01) , ZATU623 |NUN~a+EN~a|
column 6
1. 1(N01)# [...] , [...]
2. 2(N01) , X [...]
3. 2(N01) , [...]
4. 3(N01) , EN~a# SZU NUN~a# GA~a
5. 2(N01) , ZATU623
6. 1(N01) , MU
column 7
1. 1(N01)# , SUHUR
2. [...] , [...] TE
3. [...] , [...] KISAL~b1#
4. [...] , [...]
column 8
1. 2(N01) , UKKIN~a SZU
2. 1(N01) , SUHUR
3. 1(N01) , USZ~a URU~a1
4. 3(N01)# , TE
column 9
1. 1(N01) , ZAR~c TE
2. 1(N01) , SUHUR
3. 1(N01) , KISAL~b1
4. 1(N01) , MU
5. 1(N01) , KASZ~b
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N34) 2(N01) , UKKIN~a
2. 9(N01) , GAL~a TE
3. 1(N14) , ZATU647
4. 5(N01) , NIM~a
5. 2(N01) , GAL~a KISAL~b1
6. 1(N14) 4(N01) , ZATU753#?
7. 7(N01) , X [...]
8. 7(N01)# [...] , [...]
column 2
1. 2(N14)# [...] , [...]
2. 1(N14)# [...] , [...]
10. [...] , NIMGIR
11. 4(N01)# , SA~c?
12. 1(N01)# , NESAG2~a#
13. 3(N01)# , ZATU776 E2~a#
column 3
1. 3(N34) 4(N14) 4(N01) , EN~a TUR# [...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Consult word list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Undetermined

Chronology

Period	Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P002195
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P002195

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	130.0 mm × 120.0 mm × 50.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number	W 14804,a + W 14804,b
Findspot	Oe XVI,3 +19.50 m
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 16857
Accession Number

References

primary: ATU 6, pl. 58, W 14804,a+

[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,3, +19.50 m - 3 - die Masse (HxB) sind unter der Annahme einer ursprünglichen Tafel mit neun Spalten geschätzt - Join ohne Anschluß - Fragment a: 99 79 50, Fragment b: 35 32 30 - Ortsnamen.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-07-03 at 13:23:58	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:02	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. 058, W 14804,A+ Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P002195.

ATU 6, pl. 058, W 14804,a+ artifact entry (No. P002195). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P002195 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 6, pl. 058, W 14804,a+ artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P002195 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 6, pl. 058, {W} 14804,a+ artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P002195},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P002195},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“ATU 6, Pl. 058, W 14804,A+ Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P002195.

ATU 6, pl. 058, W 14804,a+ artifact entry (No. P002195). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P002195 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 6, pl. 058, W 14804,a+ artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P002195 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 6, pl. 058, {W} 14804,a+ artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P002195},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P002195},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - ATU 6, pl. 058, W 14804,a+ artifact entry
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