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ATU 3, pl. 082, W 13982 (P000022)

Lexical 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 16741

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Archaic Practice (witness) Text category: 16-02; Foreign ID: LSL 2)

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

45.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 21.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(N01) , ZATU707~a ZATU686~a ZATU707~a ZATU707~a KA~a E2~a E2~a KA~a LAGAB~b ZATU707~a
reverse
  blank space
  scrunched together

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 45.0 high × 52.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Lexical (Archaic Practice (witness) Text category: 16-02; Foreign ID: LSL 2)
  • Language(s): Undetermined

  • primary: ATU 3, pl. 82, W 13982

    [Englund1993ATU3] Englund, Robert K., and Hans J. Nissen. 1993. Die Lexikalischen Listen Der Archaischen Texte Aus Uruk. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 3. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

    45x52x21 - Practice 2 - Od XVI,5, dicht über den Lehmziegeln des Hofes von IVa.

  • history: Englund, OBO 160/1, p. 85 fig. 23

    [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.

    (incorrectly as BM 128990)

  • history: Frühe Schrift, p. 148, no. 15.4

    [Nissen1991FrüheSchrift] Nissen, Hans J., Peter Damerow, and Robert K. Englund. 1991. Frühe Schrift Und Techniken Der Wirtschaftsverwaltung Im Alten Vorderen Orient. Informationsspeicherung Und -Verarbeitung Vor 5000 Jahren. Franzbecker.

  • history: OIMP 32 (pp. 33-84), 042 & 075

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 16741
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  • Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
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  • Excavation No: W 13982
  • Findspot Square: Od XVI,5
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    dicht über den Lehmziegeln des Hofes von IVa

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 14:41:50 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 09:19:50 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 09:17:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-07-03 at 13:09:28 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-10-28 at 09:08:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-10-26 at 11:21:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-18 at 16:50:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-02-07 at 18:54:45 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:11 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:18 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 3, Pl. 082, W 13982 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P000022.
ATU 3, pl. 082, W 13982 artifact entry (No. P000022). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000022 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 3, pl. 082, W 13982 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000022 (Accessed: April 17, 2025).
@misc{2024ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {ATU 3, pl. 082, {W} 13982 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000022},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000022},
}


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