ATU 6, pl. 081, W 15897,c8 (P002530)

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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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 16744

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

58.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(N01) , ENGIZ
2. 2(N01) , ENGIZ
3. 2(N01) , NAMESZDA
4. 2(N01)# , NAM2 DI
column 2
1. , GU7

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	P002530
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P002530

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	58.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number	W 15897,c08
Findspot	Ob XVI,2 aus den IIIer Häusern
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 16744
Accession Number

References

primary: ATU 6, pl. 81, W 15897,c8

[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.

Fundstelle wie W 15897,a1 - 3.
history: OIMP 32 (pp. 33-84), 078

[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 09:17:38	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 13:57:11	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:12:07	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. 081, W 15897,C8 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P002530.

ATU 6, pl. 081, W 15897,c8 artifact entry (No. P002530). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P002530 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 6, pl. 081, W 15897,c8 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P002530 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 6, pl. 081, {W} 15897,c8 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P002530},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P002530},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“ATU 6, Pl. 081, W 15897,C8 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P002530.

ATU 6, pl. 081, W 15897,c8 artifact entry (No. P002530). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P002530 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 6, pl. 081, W 15897,c8 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P002530 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

@misc{2024ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 6, pl. 081, {W} 15897,c8 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P002530},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P002530},
}

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