CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 034 (P000233)

Lexical tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 134080

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Archaic Lu2 A (witness))

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

49.0 mm × 73.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 1(N01) , NAM2 URU~a1
2'. 1(N01) , NAM2# ERIN#
3'. 1(N01) , SZUBUR# [...]
4'. 1(N01) , [...]
5'. 1(N01) , |SZE~a.NAM2|#
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 1(N01) , GAL~a# SZITA~a1#
2'. 1(N01) , ABGAL
3'. 1(N01) , KINGAL
4'. 1(N01) , GAL~a TE
5'. 1(N01) , GAL~a# [...]
6'. 1(N01) , GADA~a SUKKAL#
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. 1(N01) , SILA4~a# [...]
2'. 1(N01) , GAL~a SZAB~a
3'. 1(N01) , BU~a SZAB~a
4'. 1(N01) , NESAG2~b#
5'. 1(N01) , [...] TUR3~a#?
6'. 1(N01) , GAL~a UMUN2#
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. 1(N01) , SUHUR SANGA~a
2'. 1(N01) , SUHUR GAL~a
3'. 1(N01) , DUB~a SANGA~a
4'. 1(N01) , SANGA~a# GAL~a
5'. 1(N01) , SUG5 SAG
column 5
  beginning broken
1'. 1(N01) , |ZATU737xGAR|#
2'. 1(N01) , ISZ~b GAL~a
3'. 1(N01) , [...]
reverse
1. [N] , [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Archaic Lu2 A (witness))
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Lexical 000002 (Archaic Lu2 A) composite (P464118) Q000002 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P000233

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 49.0 mm × 73.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number W 20234
Findspot Ne XVI,5
ca.35 cm unter Oberfläche neben ...., 7 m von der Bahnlinie entfernt
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 134080
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P000233
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P000233

References

  • history: UVB 18, catalogue

    [1962UVB18] 1962. UVB.

  • history: ATU 3, pl. 6, W 20234

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-29 at 08:07:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-03 at 13:09:28 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2015-11-20 at 17:59:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-02-04 at 17:40:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:17 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:22 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000002, Ex. 034 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P000233.
CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 034 artifact entry (No. P000233). (2024, August 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000233 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 034 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000233 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000002, Ex. 034 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P000233.
CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 034 artifact entry (No. P000233). (2024, August 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000233 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 034 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000233 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 29},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000002, ex. 034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000233},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000233},
}


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ID  - P000233
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M1  - 2026/6/15/
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