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IM 134538 (P004042)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 134538

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

40.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N20) , GUG2#

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): 40.0 high × 30.0 wide × 14.0 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: ATU 2, pl. 11

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

obv. (p, c), incorrectly as W 20740,4

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: IM 134538
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No: W 20740,3
Findspot Square: Oc XVI,3
Findspot Comments:
Schutt in Fundamenthöhe des IIIer Hofes über Tempel C// t.a.q. IIIc

Chronology

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

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:17:57	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 13:58:34	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:12:36	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 134538 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P004042.

IM 134538 artifact entry (No. P004042). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P004042

IM 134538 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P004042 (Accessed: February 15, 2026).

@misc{2001IM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {IM 134538 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P004042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P004042},
}

TY  - ELEC
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M1  - 2026/2/15/
TI  - IM 134538 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“IM 134538 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P004042.

IM 134538 artifact entry (No. P004042). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P004042

IM 134538 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P004042 (Accessed: February 15, 2026).

@misc{2001IM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {IM 134538 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P004042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P004042},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P004042
LB  - CDLI:P004042
M1  - 2026/2/15/
TI  - IM 134538 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P004042
ER  -