W 20274,001 (P003499)

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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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)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

89.0 mm × 82.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 2(N48) 3(N34) , UDU~a SANGA~a SUKKAL SAR~a PAP~a SZURUPPAK~a#
1.b1. 1(N48) 4(N34) , U4 |GISZ.TE| A
1.b2. 9(N34) , SIG |GISZ.TE| A
1.c. , HI E2~a NUN~a
2.a. , GAL~a SZITA~a1
2.b. , UDU~a PA~a KI? GAL~a
column 2
1. 3(N01) , KISIM~a
2. 3(N14) , DARA4~c1
3. 1(N01) , TUG2~a
4. , SANGA~a GA~a
5. , UDU~a AB2 SANGA~a SZURUPPAK~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	P003499
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P003499

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	89.0 mm × 82.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	W 20274,001
Findspot	Nc XVII,1 neben Sickerschacht unter den obersten Riemchen und der obersten adale// t.a.q. IIIa
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

history: BagM 2, catalogue

[BagM2catalogue] N.d. Baghdader Mitteilungen 2.
history: Englund, OBO 160/1, p. 147 fig. 50

[Englund1998OBO160/1] Englund, Robert K. 1998. “Texts from the Late Uruk Period.” In Annäherungen 1: Mesopotamien. Späturuk-Zeit Und Frühdynastische Zeit, edited by Pascal Attinger and Markus Wäfler, 13–233. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 160/1. Freiburg Schweiz: Universitätsverlag.

copy
history: ATU 2, pl. 18

[Green1987ATU2] Green, Margaret W., and Hans J. Nissen. 1987. Zeichenliste Der Archaischen Texte Aus Uruk. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 2. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

obv. (p, c)
history: World Archaeology 17 (pp. 317-334), 1986, 322 obv. (p)

[Nissen1986WorldArchaeology17] Nissen, Hans J. 1986. “The Archaic Texts from Uruk.” World Archaeology 17 (3): 317–34. http://www.jstor.org/stable/124698.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-03 at 10:38:03	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 09:04:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:51	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-03-20 at 09:20:05	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-07 at 18:55:05	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	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 Artifact

“W 20274,001 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P003499.

W 20274,001 artifact entry (No. P003499). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003499 (Original work published 2001)

W 20274,001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003499 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P003499},
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Cite this Artifact

“W 20274,001 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P003499.

W 20274,001 artifact entry (No. P003499). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003499 (Original work published 2001)

W 20274,001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003499 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {W 20274,001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P003499},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P003499},
}

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