ATU 5, pl. 121, W 16139,c (P002582)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM —

Period

Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Mineral > Gypsum

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N45)? ,

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	P002582
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P002582

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Mineral > Gypsum
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	W 16139,c
Findspot	K XVII,? SW-Seite des Weißen Tempels vor der Nische südlich neben der Außentür zu Raum 3 auf dem Fußboden zwischen Einmauerung und Tempelwand
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

primary: ATU 5, pl. 121, W 16139,c

[Englund1994ATU5] Englund, Robert K. 1994. Archaic Administrative Texts from Uruk. The Early Campaigns. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 5. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

87x75x(?) - same locus as W 16139,a - 7.12.1935, 8th campaign - gypsum tablet, as of April 1990 missing in the Iraq Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-07-03 at 10:06:46	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:01	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 12:12:08	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 121, W 16139,c Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P002582.

ATU 5, pl. 121, W 16139,c artifact entry (No. P002582). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P002582 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 121, W 16139,c artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P002582 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 121, {W} 16139,c artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P002582},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P002582},
}

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M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - ATU 5, pl. 121, W 16139,c artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 121, W 16139,c Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P002582.

ATU 5, pl. 121, W 16139,c artifact entry (No. P002582). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P002582 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 121, W 16139,c artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P002582 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 121, {W} 16139,c artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P002582},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P002582},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/3/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P002582
LB  - CDLI:P002582
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - ATU 5, pl. 121, W 16139,c artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P002582
ER  -