ATU 7, pl. 044-45, W 20274,39 (P003537)

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

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Photo

Lineart

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

German Archaeological Institute, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

HD: W 20274,39

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

135.0 mm × 130.0 mm × 36.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(N01) , DUG~c# AB2 X [...]
2. [...] , [...]
3. [...] , [...]
4. [...] , [...]
5. 6(N01)# [...] , [...] X KASZ~c#?
6. 1(N01) [...] , [...]
7.a. 1(N01) , SANGA~a# GA~a# SI U4 AB2
7.b. , ZATU751~a# 3(N57)# DUR2# |BU~a+DU6~a|
7.c. , EN~a AB~b ZATU686~b DUG~a
column 2
1.a. 6(N01) , [...]
1.b1. 4(N57) , TUR3~a A#
1.b2. 2(N57) , UNUG~a TAK4~a ALAN~c#? [...]
2. [...] , [...]
3. [...] , [...]
4. 1(N01)# [...] , [...]
5. [...] , [...]
6. [...] , [...]
7. [...] , [...]
8.a. 1(N01) , ZATU649# KASZ~a# SZE~a#
8.b. [...] , [...] X MUD NUN~a
9. , BARA3 |GA~a.ZATU753| DUB~a#
column 3
1.a1. 2(N01) , ZATU648
1.a2. 1(N01)# , AB~a# MUSZ3~a# X
1.b. , |3(N57).NUNUZ~a1|
2. 1(N01)# , U4 X ZATU751~a#
3. [...] , [...] KAR2~a NUN~a
4.a. [...] 1(N01)# , [...]
4.b. , |3(N57).NUNUZ~a1|#
5. [...] , X X [...]
6. [...] , [...]
7. 1(N01)# , [...] X E2~a#
8. , GI6# KAR2~a# NUN~a#
9.a. 4(N01)# 1(N01)# KU3~a , X [...]
9.b. , MUD NUN~a
10.a. 1(N01) KU3~a , TUR3~a A
10.b. , E2~a 3(N57)
11. , GI6 KAR2~a NUN~a
column 4
1. 4(N01) , X [...]
2. 1(N01)# [...] , X [...]
3. , GI6# KAR2~a# NUN~a#
4.a1. 1(N01) , ZATU649# |GA~a.ZATU753|? AN# DA~a# MIR~a#?
4.a2. 1(N01)# , X [...]
4.a3. 1(N01)# , X [...] SIMUG# MUD# NUN~a#
4.b. , GAL~a#? X KU6~a#? [...]
5.a1. 1(N01)# , TUR3~a# A# X [...]
5.a2. [...] , NAR# NAGA~a#
5.a3. 1(N01) , ZATU649 |GA~a.ZATU753| MIR~a DA~a AN
5.b. , |3(N57).NUNUZ~a1|
column 5
1.a. [...] , AB~b NAGAR~a# X X |3(N57).NUNUZ~a1| X [...]
1.b1. [...] , X [...]
1.b2. , X |GA~a.ZATU753| KASZ~b X [...]
2.a. 1(N01) , X X MUD# NUN~a#
2.b1. 5(N57)#? , X NAMESZDA#
2.b2. 1(N08) , |GA~a.ZATU753|# MIR~a#?
3.a. 1(N01) , ZATU648# MASZ SI
3.b. , BU~a HI GA~a
4.a. 1(N01) , ERIM2# SI4~a SZE~a |3(N57).NUNUZ~a1|
4.b1A. 3(N57) , X SZA#? U4 [...] X
4.b1B. , X X
4.b2A. 2(N57) , GAN~b SZU [...]
4.b2B. , X [...]
4.b3. 1(N08) , X [...]
reverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N01)# , X [...]
1.b1. [...] , [...]
1.b2. 1(N08)# , [...]
2. 1(N01)# , X [...]
3. 2(N01)# , X X
4. , GU7#
column 2
1. 2(N14) 2(N01)# 1(N01)# KU3~a# , ZATU648# [...]
2. 1(N14)# , X X AB2
3. 1(N14) 4(N01) , AB~b [...]
4. 3(N01)# , ZATU649#
5. 6(N01)# , TUR3~a A#
6. 3(N01)# , SI4~a SZE~a# [ERIM2]
7. 4(N01)# , MUSZ3~a# [...]
8. 3(N01)# [...] , BARA3# |GA~a.ZATU753|# [...]
9. 4(N01) , ZATU649# [...]
10. [...] , X [...]
column 3
1. 1(N34) 9(N01) 1(N01) , GU7 |GI&GI|
2. 4(N01) , SIMUG#?
3. 1(N01) , U4
column 4
1. 1(N34) 1(N14) 5(N01) , DUG~c GU7 |GI&GI| ZATU648

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	P003537
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P003537

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	135.0 mm × 130.0 mm × 36.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	W 20274,039
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 20274,39
Accession Number

References

primary: ATU 7, pl. 44-45, W 20274,39

[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.

135x130x36 - s. W 20274,12 - ATU 2, Taf. 31 - R. Englund, OBO 160/1, 166-167 fig. 59 - große Abrechnung über Zuteilungen von Kuhmilchfettbehältern.
history: Englund, OBO 160/1, p. 166-167 fig. 59

[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. 31

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

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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-07-03 at 11:38:52	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:46	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2014-03-17 at 15:25:04	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	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

“ATU 7, Pl. 044-45, W 20274,39 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P003537.

ATU 7, pl. 044-45, W 20274,39 artifact entry (No. P003537). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003537 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 7, pl. 044-45, W 20274,39 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003537 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P003537},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P003537},
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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 7, Pl. 044-45, W 20274,39 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P003537.

ATU 7, pl. 044-45, W 20274,39 artifact entry (No. P003537). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003537 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 7, pl. 044-45, W 20274,39 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003537 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 7, pl. 044-45, {W} 20274,39 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P003537},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P003537},
}

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