W 20511,03 (P003809)

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

138.0 mm × 108.0 mm × 36.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a1. 3(N01) , KISIM~a 1(N04) BU~a
1.a2A. 1(N01) , 1(N57) SAL# BAR
1.a2B. 1(N14) , MASZ SZE3
1.b. , U4 NUN~a E2~a
2.a1. 1(N01) , AN GARA2~a PAP~a X
2.a2. [...] , [...]
2.b. , GAL~a SANGA~a
3.a. 1(N01) 1(N08) , MUD A
3.b. 9(N01)# , X |NINDA2x(HI+ME~a)| NUN~a
4.a. 1(N01) , X NA2~a#
4.b. [...] , [...]
5.a. 2(N01) 1(N08) , NU ZATU631
5.b. 1(N01)# , [...]
6.a. 1(N08) , X 3(N57)
6.b. 2(N01)# [...] , [...]
7.a. 1(N08) , DU UDU~a BU~a
7.b. 2(N01)# [...] , [...]
column 2
1. 1(N08) , X [...]
2. 3(N01) , [...] X IR~a
3.a. 1(N01) [...] , [...]
3.b1. [...] 1(N01) , [...]
3.b2. 6(N01) , [...]
4.a. 1(N08) , X NUN~a# E2~a# [...]
4.b. 1(N01) [...] , AB~a# [...]
5.a. 2(N01) , GISZ#? GADA~a SZU?
5.b1. 1(N01) , GI
5.b2. 1(N14) 5(N01) , BA
6.a. [...] , PIRIG~b1# NAMESZDA
6.b1. 6(N01)# , X
6.b2. 1(N01) , 1(N57) SAL BAR
6.b3. 1(N01) , |TUG2~a.(BAD&BAD)|
7.a. 2(N01) , GIR3~c EN~a# PA~a
7.b1. 1(N14) 9(N01) , ZATU749~b
7.b2. 2(N01)# , TUG2~a BUR2
8.a. [...] , [...]
8.b1. 2(N14) , ZATU749~b BA
8.b2. 1(N02) , SAL [...]
8.b3. [...] 1(N01)# , GI [...]
column 3
1. [...] , X GAL~a [...]
2. 3(N01) , X ME~a [...]
3. 1(N08) , IM~a#? [...]
4. 1(N01) [...] , GI6 A BAR [...]
5. 1(N01) , EN~a X PAP~a AN BA SAR~a
6. 1(N01) , HI KASZ~b#?
7.a. 1(N01) , |TUG2~a.(BAD&BAD)| SUH3 |NINDA2x(HI+ME~a)| NUN~a
7.b1. 2(N14) , MASZ SZE3
7.b2. 3(N14) , SZE3@t
8. , |U4.1(N08)| TAR~a GALGA~b? E2~a BA
column 4
1. , EN~a IB~a [ZATU753]
2. , SUG5# SAG
3. , AB~b E2~b SANGA~a
reverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N14) 2(N01) , DUG~b
1.b. 2(N14)# 2(N01)# [...] , [...]
2. 3(N01) , TUG2~a
3. 2(N01) , TUG2~a BUR2
4.a. 6(N01) , 1(N57) SAL BAR
4.b. , 1(N57) SAL TUR BAR
5. 1(N01) , SZU2
8. 2(N01) , |TUG2~a.(BAD&BAD)|
9. 6(N01) , DUR~b
10. 4(N14) 5(N01) , MASZ SZE3
11. 1(N51) 1(N34) , GA'AR~a2
12. 3(N14) , SZE3@t
column 2
1. 1(N34) , X
2. 1(N34) 7(N01) , ZATU749~b
3. , |U4.1(N08)|# GALGA~b#? E2~a BA |EZEN~ax(U2~b.A)| SZURUPPAK~a ZATU752
4. , EN~a IB~a LA2# [...]
column 3
1. , SUG5# SAG#
2. , AB~b E2~a# SANGA~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	P003809
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P003809

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	138.0 mm × 108.0 mm × 36.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number	W 20511,03
Findspot	Nc XVII,1 an der Mauer, 1.35 m unter dem Festpunkt Nc XVII,1/ XVI,5
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 09:18:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-03-20 at 09:20:12	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-07 at 18:55:20	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 13:57:41	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:12:33	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“W 20511,03 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P003809.

W 20511,03 artifact entry (No. P003809). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003809

W 20511,03 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003809 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

@misc{2001W,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {W 20511,03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P003809},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P003809},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
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LB  - CDLI:P003809
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - W 20511,03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P003809
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“W 20511,03 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P003809.

W 20511,03 artifact entry (No. P003809). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003809

W 20511,03 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003809 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

@misc{2001W,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {W 20511,03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P003809},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P003809},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P003809
LB  - CDLI:P003809
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - W 20511,03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P003809
ER  -