IM 134285 (P003558)

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

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 134285

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

51.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(N14) , UDUNITA~a
2. , DA~a DA~a PA~a NAM2 RAD~a#
column 2
1. [...] , [SILA4~c] SAL#
2. 5(N01) , SILANITA#
3. , |U4x1(N57)| BAR
reverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N34) , UDU~a DUB~a
1.b. 2(N14) , |U4x1(N57)| BAR
2. 1(N01) 1(N08) , KISIM~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	P003558
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P003558

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	51.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number	W 20274,060
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 134285
Accession Number

References

history: JNES 39, p.1-35, p. 22 05

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:17:03	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 13:57:32	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:12:28	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“IM 134285 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P003558.

IM 134285 artifact entry (No. P003558). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003558

IM 134285 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003558 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P003558},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“IM 134285 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P003558.

IM 134285 artifact entry (No. P003558). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003558

IM 134285 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003558 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {IM 134285 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P003558},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P003558},
}

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PY  - 2001
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M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - IM 134285 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P003558
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