UVB 16, Tf. 33,e & f (P003156)

Lexical 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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Photo

Lineart

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM —

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...] SZUBUR#
2. , X X
3. , ME~a NE~a
4. [...] , [...] AN
column 2
1. [...] , [...] AN GI
2. , AMA~a IDIGNA
3. , X X
4. , SZUBUR# X
5. , UDU~a X
reverse
column 1
1. , X X
2. , X GI BUR2 A X [...]
column 2
1. ,

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)	Lexical
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P003156
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P003156

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	W 19412,02
Findspot	Nb XVI,3/4 in zerstreuter Lage an der Seleukidenmauer
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

primary: UVB 16 (pp. 57-60), Tf. 33,e & f

[vanDijk1960UVB16] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1960. “Inschriftliche Funde,” UVB, 16: 57–60.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-29 at 08:10:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-29 at 08:01:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:04	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-03-20 at 09:20:02	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-07 at 18:55:01	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 13:57:22	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:12:17	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“UVB 16, Tf. 33,e & f Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P003156.

UVB 16, Tf. 33,e & f artifact entry (No. P003156). (2024, August 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003156 (Original work published 2001)

UVB 16, Tf. 33,e & f artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003156 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).

@misc{2024UVB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 29},
	title = {UVB 16, {Tf}. 33,e & f artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P003156},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P003156},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/29/
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Cite this Artifact

“UVB 16, Tf. 33,e & f Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P003156.

UVB 16, Tf. 33,e & f artifact entry (No. P003156). (2024, August 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003156 (Original work published 2001)

UVB 16, Tf. 33,e & f artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003156 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).

@misc{2024UVB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 29},
	title = {UVB 16, {Tf}. 33,e & f artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P003156},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P003156},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P003156
LB  - CDLI:P003156
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - UVB 16, Tf. 33,e & f artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P003156
ER  -