ATU 7, pl. 040, W 20274,12 (P003510)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in German Archaeological Institute, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

German Archaeological Institute, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

HD: W 20274,12

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 × 47.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N01) , SZU AB2
2. 1(N01) , AB2 AB2 NE~a
3. , SZURUPPAK~b PA~a# NAM2 RAD~a |SZE~a.NAM2|#
column 2
1. 1(N01) , SAL AMAR
2. , |U4x1(N57)| BAR
reverse
column 1
1.a. [2(N01)] , [AB2]
1.b. 1(N01)# , |U4x1(N57)|# BAR#
2. 1(N01)# , DUG~b

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P003510

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 65.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number W 20274,012
Findspot Nc XVII,1
neben Sickerschacht unter den obersten Riemchen und der obersten adale// t.a.q. IIIa
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) German Archaeological Institute, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number HD: W 20274,12
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 10968

References

  • primary: ATU 7, pl. 40, W 20274,12

    [Englund2001ATU7] Englund, Robert K., and Hans J. Nissen. 2001. Archaische Verwaltungstexte Aus Uruk. Die Heidelberger Sammlung. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 7. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

    65x47x20 - Nc XVII,1 - neben Sickerschacht unter den obersten Riemchen und der obersten adale - Uruk III - M. Green, JNES 39 (1980) 32, Nr. 35, ATU 2, Taf. 21, Frühe Schrift, S. 132, Nr. 14.1 - R. Englund, Fs. Boehmer, 129 fig. 5 - ders., OBO 160/1, 144 fig. 49

  • history: Englund, OBO 160/1, p. 144 fig. 49

    [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.

  • history: JNES 39, p.1-35, p. 32 35

    [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.

  • history: ATU 2, pl. 21

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

    (p, c)

  • history: Frühe Schrift, p. 132 14.1

    [Nissen1991FrüheSchrift] Nissen, Hans J., Peter Damerow, and Robert K. Englund. 1991. Frühe Schrift Und Techniken Der Wirtschaftsverwaltung Im Alten Vorderen Orient. Informationsspeicherung Und -Verarbeitung Vor 5000 Jahren. Franzbecker.

  • history: copy published R. Englund, Fs Boehmer (Mainz 1995) 129 fig. 5

    [sec1750] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 14:41:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 09:17:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-03 at 11:38:52 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:57:31 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:12:27 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ATU 7, Pl. 040, W 20274,12 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P003510.
ATU 7, pl. 040, W 20274,12 artifact entry (No. P003510). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003510 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 7, pl. 040, W 20274,12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003510 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 7, Pl. 040, W 20274,12 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P003510.
ATU 7, pl. 040, W 20274,12 artifact entry (No. P003510). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003510 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 7, pl. 040, W 20274,12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003510 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P003510},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P003510},
}


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