CDLI Lexical 000023, ex. 065 (P000248)

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 —

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Archaic Vessels and Garments (witness))

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

124.0 mm × 77.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [1(N01)] , |DUG~bxX|#
2'. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxGI6|
3'. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxKUR@g~a|
4'. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxLAM~a|
5'. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxKUR~b|
6'. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxGISZ|
7'. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxSUHUR|#
8'. 1(N01)# , |DUG~bxBIR3~c|#
9'. 1(N01)# , |DUG~bxKU6~a|
10'. [1(N01)] , [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 1(N01)# , GI# [...]
2'. 1(N01) , BAPPIR~d#
3'. 1(N01) , DUG~b
4'. 1(N01) , U4# |DUG~bxSIG7|
5'. 1(N01) , GI |DUG~bxSIG7|
6'. 1(N01) , NIM~a# |DUG~bxSIG7|
7'. 1(N01) , AGAR2
8'. 1(N01)# , U2~b# PU2
9'. [1(N01)] , GA2~a1#? U2~b PU2
10'. [1(N01)] , X U2~b PU2
11'. [1(N01)] , X U2~b PU2
12'. [1(N01)] , GA'AR~a1#
13'. [1(N01)] , [...] GA'AR~a1#
14'. [1(N01)] , [...] GA'AR~a1#
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. 1(N01)# , X [...]
2'. 1(N01) , NAGA~a GA'AR~a1#
3'. 1(N01) , KA~a# GA'AR~a1#
4'. 1(N01) , UR4~a#? GA'AR~a1#
5'. 1(N01) , X GA'AR~a1#
6'. 1(N01) , [...] GA'AR~a1#
7'. 1(N01) , NUN~a GISZ# ALIM#
8'. 1(N01) , |ZATU662x1(N14)|#
9'. 1(N01) , EN~a |ZATU662x1(N14)|#
10'. 1(N01) , ZATU662#
11'. 1(N01) , EN~a# ZATU662#
12'. 1(N01) , U4# TUG2~a
13'. 1(N01) , U4 TUG2~a@g#
14'. 1(N01) , GI6 TUG2~a
15'. [1(N01)] , [...]
  rest broken
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. 1(N01) , [...]
2'. 1(N01) , [...]
3'. 1(N01) , [...]
4'. 1(N01) , [...]
5'. 1(N01) , [...]
6'. 1(N01) , [...]
7'. 1(N01) , [...]
  rest broken
reverse
1. [N] , [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Archaic Vessels and Garments (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 000023 (Archaic Vessels and Garments) composite (P471693) Q000023 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P000248

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 124.0 mm × 77.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number W 20266,002
Findspot Nd XVII,1
zwischen den beiden frühdynastischen Mauern, Außenmauer und der davorliegenden Parallelmauer// (t.a.q. Frühdyn. 2.Phase)
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P000248
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P000248

References

  • history: BagM 2, catalogue

    [BagM2catalogue] N.d. Baghdader Mitteilungen 2.

  • history: ATU 3, pl. 62, W 20266,2

    [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.

  • history: ATU 2, pl. 40

    [Green1987ATU2] Green, Margaret W., and Hans J. Nissen. 1987. Zeichenliste Der Archaischen Texte Aus Uruk. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 2. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 09:04:16 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
2015-11-22 at 17:27:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:17 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:22 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000023, Ex. 065 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P000248.
CDLI Lexical 000023, ex. 065 artifact entry (No. P000248). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000248 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000023, ex. 065 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000248 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000023, ex. 065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000248},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000248},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000023, Ex. 065 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P000248.
CDLI Lexical 000023, ex. 065 artifact entry (No. P000248). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000248 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000023, ex. 065 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000248 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000023, ex. 065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000248},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000248},
}


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ID  - P000248
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M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - CDLI Lexical 000023, ex. 065 artifact entry
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