ATU 6, pl. 085, W 16465 (P002591)

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 16785

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

65.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]
2. [...] 1(N01)# , 1(N39~a)
3. [...] 1(N01)# , 1(N24)
4. [...] 1(N01)# , 1(N26)
5. [...] 2(N01)# , DU6~b
6. [...] 2(N01)#? , SIG2~a4
7. [...] 2(N01)#? , RAD~a X
column 2
1. 1(N01)# , ZATU726~d#?
2. 1(N14) , ZATU681
3. , DUG~a
reverse
column 1
1. 2(N05) 2(N42~a) 1(N24)#? , DUG~a# [...]

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	P002591
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P002591

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	65.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	W 16465
Findspot	Pc XVI,3 aus den Räumen über den /Grab-/Kammern +19.80 m /Schicht II?/
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 16785
Accession Number

References

primary: ATU 6, pl. 85, W 16465

[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.

Pc XVI,3, aus den Räumen über den Grab- Kammern +19.80 m (Schicht II?) - 3 - nach UVB 8, 19, waren W 16477, 16465!, 16719 und ATU 1, 605-7, Opferlisten - vgl. ATU 1, S. 48.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-07-03 at 13:23:58	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:48	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 6, Pl. 085, W 16465 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P002591.

ATU 6, pl. 085, W 16465 artifact entry (No. P002591). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P002591 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 6, pl. 085, W 16465 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P002591 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 6, pl. 085, {W} 16465 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P002591},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P002591},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 6, Pl. 085, W 16465 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P002591.

ATU 6, pl. 085, W 16465 artifact entry (No. P002591). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P002591 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 6, pl. 085, W 16465 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P002591 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 6, pl. 085, {W} 16465 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P002591},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P002591},
}

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DA  - 2023/7/3/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P002591
LB  - CDLI:P002591
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - ATU 6, pl. 085, W 16465 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P002591
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