IM 134257 (P003496)

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

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 134257

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Archaic Practice (witness) Text category: 16; Foreign ID: LSL 31)

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

52.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , BU~a X [...]

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 (Archaic Practice (witness) Text category: 16; Foreign ID: LSL 31)
Language(s)	Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P003496
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P003496

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	52.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number	W 20266,165
Findspot	Nd XVII,1 zwischen den beiden frühdynastischen Mauern, Außenmauer und der davorliegenden Parallelmauer// t.a.q. Frühdyn. 2.Phase
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 134257
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:17:02	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 13:57:30	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:12:27	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“IM 134257 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P003496.

IM 134257 artifact entry (No. P003496). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003496

IM 134257 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003496 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“IM 134257 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P003496.

IM 134257 artifact entry (No. P003496). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003496

IM 134257 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003496 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {IM 134257 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P003496},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P003496},
}

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DA  - 2001/12/4/
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M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - IM 134257 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P003496
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