CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 051 (P000004)

Lexical tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 15168

Period

Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Archaic Lu2 A (witness))

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

26.0 mm × 23.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 1(N01) , |SZE~a.NAM2|#
2'. 1(N01) , PA~a#? [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. 1(N01) , [...]
2'. 1(N01) , [...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Archaic Lu2 A (witness))
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

Period Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Lexical 000002 (Archaic Lu2 A) composite (P464118) Q000002 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P000004

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 26.0 mm × 23.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number W 09169,d
Findspot Qa XVI,2
unter der Abgleichung der Schicht III, 1,5 m über der Höhe des Kalksteinsockels// (t.a.q. IIIc)
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 15168
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P000004
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P000004

References

  • history: ATU 3, pl. 9, W 9169,d

    [Englund1993ATU3] Englund, Robert K., and Hans J. Nissen. 1993. Die Lexikalischen Listen Der Archaischen Texte Aus Uruk. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 3. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

  • history: ATU 1, 489

    [Falkenstein1936ATU1] Falkenstein, Adam. 1936. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk. Ausgrabungen Der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft in Uruk-Warka, Band 2. Leipzig: Harrassowitz.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-03 at 13:09:28 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2015-11-20 at 17:59:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-11-20 at 08:06:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-02-04 at 17:40:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:10 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:18 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000002, Ex. 051 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000004.
CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 051 artifact entry (No. P000004). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000004 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 051 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000004 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000002, Ex. 051 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000004.
CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 051 artifact entry (No. P000004). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000004 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 051 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000004 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000004},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000004},
}


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