W 20274,095 (P003593)

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

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

110.0 mm × 99.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]
2. [...] 2(N01)# , TUG2~a# X GI4~a
3. [...] 1(N01)# , PAP~a# [...]
4. [...] 2(N01)# , X [...]
column 2
1. [...] , X [...]
2. , X [...]
3. [...] , [...]
4. [...] , [...]
5. [...] , BUR2# TUG2~a [...]
6. [...] 4(N01)# , TUG2~a
7. , RU? KUR~a |1(N57).SZUBUR| |U4x1(N57)| ZATU629 [...]
column 3
1. [...] , [...] GURUSZDA#?
2. 2(N01) , BA TUG2~a
3. 2(N01) , TUG2~a X
4. 2(N01) , TUG2~a BUR2
column 4
1.a. [...] , X TUR3~a#
1.b. , [...] X IB~a
2.a. 1(N01) , GADA~a GADA~a TAK4~a AN KI
2.b. , GA~a SANGA~a
2.c. , MUSZEN KI AD~a
column 5
1.a. [...] 1(N01)# , AN X [...]
1.b. , [...]
2.a. [...] , GADA~a SZITA~a1 X
2.b1. , AB~a IB~a [...]
2.b2. , SUG5 LA2
3.a. [...] , GADA~a TUG2~a X
3.b. , GESZTU~b SZITA~a1 ZATU686~a
4.a. 1(N01) , GADA~a USZ~a X [...]
4.b. , GIR3~c PAP~a [...]
5.a. 2(N01) , [...]
6. , TUR X BAR [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N01) , EN~a SIG2~b
2. 1(N01) , TUG2~a ZATU749~a
3. 2(N01) , BA SIG2~b
4. 4(N01) , BA TUG2~a
5. 1(N01) , BA TUG2~a BUR2
6. 9(N01) , TUG2~a BUR2
7. 2(N14) 3(N01) , TUG2~a
8. 5(N01) , |TUG2~a.(BAD&BAD)|#
9. 1(N14) 1(N01) , GADA~a
10. 2(N01) [...] , X [...]
column 2
1. [...] 1(N01) , SIG2~b# TUG2~a# GU7 |GA~a.ZATU753|# [...]

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	P003593
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P003593

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	110.0 mm × 99.0 mm × 26.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number	W 20274,095
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	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 Artifacts

“W 20274,095 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P003593.

W 20274,095 artifact entry (No. P003593). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003593

W 20274,095 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003593 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

@misc{2001W,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {W 20274,095 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P003593},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P003593},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P003593
LB  - CDLI:P003593
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - W 20274,095 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P003593
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“W 20274,095 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P003593.

W 20274,095 artifact entry (No. P003593). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003593

W 20274,095 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003593 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

@misc{2001W,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {W 20274,095 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P003593},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P003593},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P003593
LB  - CDLI:P003593
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - W 20274,095 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P003593
ER  -