IM 023453 (P002552)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Photo

Lineart

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 023453

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

82.0 mm × 70.0 mm × 35.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [2(N20)] , GAR X KU6~a SAG X 1(N29~a)
2. 2(N20) , SAG UNUG~a GAR NAGA~a EN~a 1(N28)
3. 1(N20) , GAR 1(N28) KU6~a
4. 2(N20) , GAR TUR3~a 1(N29~b)
column 2
1. 1(N20) , 1(N28) |USZ~bxTAR~c| SAG 1(N58) MUSZ3~a
2. 1(N20) , KASZ~a SAG 1(N58) MUSZ3~a
3. 4(N05) 4(N42~a) , KA2~a
4. 3(N05) , AN E2~a
column 3
1. 3(N20) 2(N05) 2(N42~a) , |DUG~axU2~b| ZATU780
2. 2(N20) 3(N01) 1(N42~a) , GAR ZATU629 [...]
3. 2(N05) 4(N42~a) , ZATU762~a KASZ~a SUG
4. 4(N42~a) 1(N25) , TE ERIN
5. 4(N05) , [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N47) 7(N20)# 3(N05) [1(N25)?] , [...]

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Undetermined

Chronology

Period	Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P002552
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P002552

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	82.0 mm × 70.0 mm × 35.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	W 15920,a2
Findspot	Pa XVII,1 zwischen III und IV
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 023453
Accession Number

References

history: ATU 2, pl. 56

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

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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:17:31	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 13:57:12	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 Artifact

“IM 023453 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P002552.

IM 023453 artifact entry (No. P002552). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P002552

IM 023453 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P002552 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {IM 023453 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P002552},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P002552},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P002552
LB  - CDLI:P002552
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - IM 023453 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P002552
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“IM 023453 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P002552.

IM 023453 artifact entry (No. P002552). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P002552

IM 023453 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P002552 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).

@misc{2001IM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {IM 023453 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P002552},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P002552},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P002552
LB  - CDLI:P002552
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - IM 023453 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P002552
ER  -