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IM 073472 (P003985)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

Seal Chemistry

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 073472

Period

Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

60.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N14) 7(N01) , 1(N57) DUG~c DUG~c@t
2. 5(N01) , KASZ~a# DA~a BAR
reverse
column 1
1. 2(N14) 2(N01) , DUG~c BAR

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)
Consult word list of Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)

Collections

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 60.0 high × 48.0 wide × 29.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Undetermined

Related publications

history: Natuur en techniek 59/9, p.696-707, p. 702-703

[Damerow1991] Damerow, Peter, Robert K. Englund, and Hans J. Nissen. 1991. “Indrukken in Klei. Het Begin van Het Getal.” Natuur En Techniek 59/9: 696–707.

(copy)
history: Englund, OBO 160/1, p. 114 fig. 37

[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.

copy
history: ATU 2, pl. 4

[Green1987ATU2] Green, Margaret W., and Hans J. Nissen. 1987. Zeichenliste Der Archaischen Texte Aus Uruk. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 2. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

(p, c)
history: Spektrum der Wissenschaft, March 1988, 48

[sec1901] N.d.
history: Damerow, Ontogeny, Phylogeny and Hist. Dev., 147

[sec1902] N.d.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: IM 073472
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No: W 20676,2
Findspot Square: Oc XVI,3
Findspot Comments:
Nest im Hof des Riemchenbaues, ca 60 cm vor der Kante des unteren Fundamentes neben Brandschicht /Zwischenschicht/ /nachträglich hinzugefügt/// t.a.q. Zwischenschicht

Chronology

Period: Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)
Dates Referenced:
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Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:17:10	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 13:57:51	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:12:35	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“IM 073472 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P003985.

IM 073472 artifact entry (No. P003985). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003985

IM 073472 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003985 (Accessed: March 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {IM 073472 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P003985},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P003985},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“IM 073472 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P003985.

IM 073472 artifact entry (No. P003985). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P003985

IM 073472 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P003985 (Accessed: March 25, 2026).

@misc{2001IM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {IM 073472 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P003985},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P003985},
}

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DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
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LB  - CDLI:P003985
M1  - 2026/3/25/
TI  - IM 073472 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P003985
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