ATU 6, pl. 083, W 15897,c21 (P002540)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 16743

Period

Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

60.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(N01) , DUB~b SZITA~a3 SZU#? IB~a SZU PAP~a
2. 3(N01) , ZATU725
3. 3(N01) , MUSZEN GA~a
4. 3(N01) , NIM~b1 URI3~a NE~a KU6~a
column 2
1. , SILA4~b BA MUSZEN NA~a ZI~a
reverse
column 1
1. 2(N14) , DUB~b BA MUSZEN ZI~a NA~a

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)
Consult word list of Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)

Collections

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 60.0 high × 37.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Undetermined

Related publications

primary: ATU 6, pl. 83, W 15897,c21

[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 - 4 - ATU 2, Taf. 57 - P. Damerow, H. Nissen und R. Englund, Spektrum der Wissenschaft, März 1988, 48 - dies., Natuur & Techniek 59/9 (1991) 702-3 (Kopie) - R. Englund, OBO 160/1, 114 Abb. 37.
history: Natuur en techniek 59/9, p.696-707, p. 702-703

[Damerow1991] Damerow, Peter, Robert K. Englund, and Hans J. Nissen. 1991. “Indrukken in Klei. Het Begin van Het Getal.” Natuur En Techniek 59/9: 696–707.

(copy)
history: Englund, OBO 160/1, p. 114 fig. 37

[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.

copy
history: ATU 2, pl. 57

[Green1987ATU2] Green, Margaret W., and Hans J. Nissen. 1987. Zeichenliste Der Archaischen Texte Aus Uruk. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 2. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.
history: Spektrum der Wissenschaft, March 1988, 48

[sec1651] N.d.
history: Damerow, Ontogeny, Phylogeny and Hist. Dev., 147

[sec1652] N.d.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 16743
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
Elevation:
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Excavation No: W 15897,c21
Findspot Square: Ob XVI,2
Findspot Comments:
aus den IIIer Häusern

Chronology

Period: Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-07-03 at 13:23:58	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:40	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2007-02-02 at 13:57:11	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:12:07	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved

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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 6, Pl. 083, W 15897,C21 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P002540.

ATU 6, pl. 083, W 15897,c21 artifact entry (No. P002540). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P002540 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 6, pl. 083, W 15897,c21 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P002540 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P002540},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P002540},
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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 6, Pl. 083, W 15897,C21 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P002540.

ATU 6, pl. 083, W 15897,c21 artifact entry (No. P002540). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P002540 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 6, pl. 083, W 15897,c21 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P002540 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 6, pl. 083, {W} 15897,c21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P002540},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P002540},
}

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