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IM 045980 (P002704)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 045980

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

59.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
(not given)
reverse
column 1
1. 3(N14) 9(N01) , LAGAB~b UDU~a
2. [...] 1(N01) , KISIM~a
3. , [...]
column 2
1.a. 3(N14) 3(N01) , UDU~a BA
1.b. 4(N01) , |U4x1(N57)| BAR
2. 2(N01) , SZU
4. 4(N02) , ZATU628~a
column 3
1. 1(N14) , UDU~a
2. , |SZE~a.NAM2|

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)

Collections

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 59.0 high × 52.0 wide × 14.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

history: JNES 39, p.1-35, p. 33 40

[Green1980husbandry] Green, Margaret W. 1980. “Animal Husbandry at Uruk in the Archaic Period.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 39: 1–35. https://doi.org/10.1086/372776.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: IM 045980
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No: W 17729,bz
Findspot Square: Ne XIV,3
Findspot Comments:
unter dem nordwestl. Außenzingel von Eanna// t.a.q. Jüngeres III, jüngere Phase

Chronology

Period: Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Dates Referenced:
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Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:17:49	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2007-02-02 at 13:57:14	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:12:10	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

“IM 045980 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P002704.

IM 045980 artifact entry (No. P002704). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P002704

IM 045980 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P002704 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {IM 045980 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P002704},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P002704},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“IM 045980 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P002704.

IM 045980 artifact entry (No. P002704). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P002704

IM 045980 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P002704 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).

@misc{2001IM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {IM 045980 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P002704},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P002704},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P002704
LB  - CDLI:P002704
M1  - 2025/12/30/
TI  - IM 045980 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P002704
ER  -