W 20274,043 (P003541)

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

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

117.0 mm × 92.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , BUR2 X [...]
2. [...] , [...]
3. [...] , [...]
4.a. [...] , NUN~a HI BU~a [...]
4.b. [...] , ZATU686~a [...]
5. , EN~a GURUSZDA
6.a. 1(N01) , SIG2~b X HAL X [...]
6.b1. 1(N57) , BA TUG2~a TAK4~c
6.b2. 1(N57) , TUG2~a X TUN3~a TUR
6.b3. , EN~a AB~b? DUG~a |ZATU651xEN~a|
7.a. 1(N01) [...] , BA TUG2~a UR~a X X [...]
7.b. , NAMESZDA E2~a
column 2
1.a. 1(N01) , BA TUG2~a EN~a DA~a SZE~a AB~a AN NU11
1.b. , GESZTU~b SZITA~a1 ZATU686~a
2. [...] , BA EN~a AB~a SZE~a [...]
3.a. 1(N01) , EN~a SIG2~b?
3.b. , EN~a# AB~a# DUG~a
4. 1(N01) , EN~a TUG2~a
5.a. 1(N01) , BA TUG2~a
5.b. , SIG2~b [...]
6. 6(N01) , TUG2~a
7. 1(N01) , GADA~a X
8. [...] , [...]
9.a. , ZATU629 RU?
9.b. , UNUG~a X
10.a. 3(N01) , EN~a PA~a
10.b1. , EN~a SZE~a AB~b DA~a
10.b2. , SI KISAL~b1
10.b3. , AN U2~b ZATU669 IB~a RU
column 3
1. 1(N01) , TUG2~a# ENKUM GUL
2. 5(N01) , ZATU759 |SAGx1(N14)|
3. , GIR3@g~b RAD~a ERIM~a
4.a. 1(N01) , SIG2~b ME~a AMA~a MUSZ3~a
4.b. , EN~a DUG~a AB~a ZATU686~a

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/P003541

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 117.0 mm × 92.0 mm × 26.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number W 20274,043
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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-02-12 at 09:18:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-03-20 at 09:20:07 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2007-02-07 at 18:55:08 CDLI Transliteration CDLI 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

“W 20274,043 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P003541.
W 20274,043 artifact entry (No. P003541). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003541
W 20274,043 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003541 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {W 20274,043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P003541},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P003541},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P003541
LB  - CDLI:P003541
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - W 20274,043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P003541
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“W 20274,043 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P003541.
W 20274,043 artifact entry (No. P003541). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003541
W 20274,043 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003541 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2001W,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {W 20274,043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P003541},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P003541},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P003541
LB  - CDLI:P003541
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - W 20274,043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P003541
ER  -
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