W 20274,019 (P003517)

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

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

98.0 mm × 74.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , X [...]
2.a. 3(N14) , GISZ@t SZU TUR E2~a HI NUN~a
2.b. , X X [...]
3.a. 1(N34) , X AN MUSZ3~a [...]
3.b. , X [...]
4.a. [...] , X [...]
4.b. 7(N01) , NIGIN PIRIG~b1 X SU~a SAL SANGA~a
column 2
1.a. [...] , X |3(N57).PIRIG~b1| X
1.b. 1(N01) , BU~a [...]
2.a. 4(N14) , SZE3 UDU~a HAL ME~a
2.b. 1(N01) , BU~a
3.a. 1(N01) , NUN~a# [...]
3.b. 1(N04) , NU11#?
4.a. 1(N43)? 1(N24)? , [...]
4.b. [...] , X [...]
5.a. 3(N14) 3(N01)# , [...] PAP~a? PIRIG~b1 HI E2~a NUN~a
5.b. , U4 PAP~a SANGA~a
6. , EN~a ZATU752
column 3
1. 1(N01) , [...]
2. 3(N01) , MASZ SZE3
3. 3(N01) , X [...]
4.a. , NU11? [...] GAR#
4.b. , PIRIG~b1 E2~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
Language(s)	Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P003517
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P003517

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	98.0 mm × 74.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	W 20274,019
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: ATU 2, pl. 23

[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)

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:17:57	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-03-20 at 09:20:06	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-07 at 18:55:06	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 13:57:31	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 20274,019 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P003517.

W 20274,019 artifact entry (No. P003517). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003517

W 20274,019 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003517 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {W 20274,019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P003517},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P003517},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P003517
LB  - CDLI:P003517
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - W 20274,019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P003517
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“W 20274,019 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P003517.

W 20274,019 artifact entry (No. P003517). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003517

W 20274,019 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003517 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

@misc{2001W,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {W 20274,019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P003517},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P003517},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P003517
LB  - CDLI:P003517
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - W 20274,019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P003517
ER  -