ATU 3, pl. 087, W 16398 (P002590)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 17642

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Text category: -1722; Foreign ID: ?)

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

56.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...] X ZATU708 [...]
column 2
1. [...] , [...] X
2. 1(N01)# , X
3. 1(N01) , X
4. 1(N01) , MAR~a
5. 1(N01) , SAG?
6. [...] , [...]

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 (Text category: -1722; Foreign ID: ?)
Language(s)	Undetermined

Chronology

Period	Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P002590
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P002590

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	56.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 26.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	W 16398
Findspot	Oe XV,5 aus dem tof des unteren Tof-Zingels +21.30 m
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 17642
Accession Number

References

primary: ATU 3, pl. 87, W 16398

[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.

56x46x26 - Unidentified 22 - Oe XV,5, aus dem Stampflehm des unteren Stampflehm-Zingels +21.30 m - da der Text für ATU 2 irrtümlich als lexikalisch eingestuft wurde, wurde er nur in Kopie, nicht aber im Glossar aufgenommen.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-07-03 at 13:09:28	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:16:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 13:57:12	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:12:08	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ATU 3, Pl. 087, W 16398 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P002590.

ATU 3, pl. 087, W 16398 artifact entry (No. P002590). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P002590 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 3, pl. 087, W 16398 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P002590 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 3, pl. 087, {W} 16398 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P002590},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P002590},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 3, Pl. 087, W 16398 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P002590.

ATU 3, pl. 087, W 16398 artifact entry (No. P002590). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P002590 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 3, pl. 087, W 16398 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P002590 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 3, pl. 087, {W} 16398 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P002590},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P002590},
}

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DA  - 2023/7/3/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P002590
LB  - CDLI:P002590
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - ATU 3, pl. 087, W 16398 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P002590
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