W 20274,089 (P003587)

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

Lineart

Photo (detail)

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

86.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 5(N01) , DUG~c DUB~a
1.b1. 1(N01) , ZABALAM~a AN BA ZATU751~a
1.b2. 1(N01) , SAL BA X ANSZE~b?
1.b3. 3(N01) , BA KI
2.a1. 1(N01) ,
2.a2. 1(N01) KU3~a ,
2.b. , ZATU649
3. 1(N01) KU3~a , ZABALAM~a AB2
4. 1(N01) , SI4~a NE~a SZE~a GI
5. , GA~a [...]
column 2
1. 2(N01) , ZATU648
2. , |3(N57).PIRIG~b1| AB~b SU~a
3. 3(N01) , SI U4 AB2
4. 2(N01) , TUR3~a A
5. , GA~a BU~a HI
reverse
column 1
1. [2(N01)] , [ZATU648]
2. 3(N01) , SI U4 AB2
3. 2(N01) , TUR3~a A
4.a1. 1(N01) ,
4.a2. 1(N01) KU3~a ,
4.b. , ZATU649
5. 1(N01) KU3~a , ZABALAM~a AB2
6. 1(N01) , NE~a SI4~a GI SZE~a
column 2
1. 1(N14) 3(N01) , ZATU648 DUG~c |GI&GI| BA

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	P003587
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P003587

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	86.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	W 20274,089
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: Englund, OBO 160/1, p. 163 fig. 57

[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.

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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:18:10	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-03-20 at 09:20:07	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-07 at 18:55:09	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 13:57:33	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 Artifact

“W 20274,089 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P003587.

W 20274,089 artifact entry (No. P003587). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003587

W 20274,089 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003587 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {W 20274,089 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P003587},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P003587},
}

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M1  - 2026/5/4/
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Cite this Artifact

“W 20274,089 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P003587.

W 20274,089 artifact entry (No. P003587). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003587

W 20274,089 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003587 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).

@misc{2001W,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {W 20274,089 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P003587},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P003587},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P003587
LB  - CDLI:P003587
M1  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - W 20274,089 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P003587
ER  -