IM 074328 (P004387)

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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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 074328

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

84.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N14) 5(N01) , DARA4~c2 U8
2. 7(N01) , UD5~a
3.a. 3(N01) , UTUA~a
3.b. 1(N01) , E2~a? NUN~a
4.a. 5(N01) , UDUNITA~a
4.b. 2(N01) , AN MUSZ3~a
5.a. 1(N01) , MASZ2
5.b. 1(N01) , [AN] MUSZ3~a#
6. , BU~a TA~c HI? NAM2 APIN~a
column 2
1. [...] , X [...]
2. 2(N01) , SILA4~c? [...]
3. 3(N01) , SILANITA#
4. 1(N01) , MASZ
5. 3(N01) , SILA4~c# [...]
6. 4(N01) , [...]
7. , BAR
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N14) 3(N01) , LAGAB~b SILA4~c?
2. 1(N14) , X [...]
3. 3(N01) , [...]
4. 7(N01) , X [...]
5. 5(N01) , [...]
6. 1(N01) [...] , [...]
column 2
1.a. 3(N14) 1(N01) , UDU~a BA
1.b. , |U4x1(N57)|# BAR
2. 4(N01) , SZU
column 3
1. 3(N14) 5(N01) , LAGAB~b UDU~a
2. 3(N01) , KISIM~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	P004387
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P004387

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	84.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number	W 21418,04
Findspot	Ne XVII,1 aus dem großen Jemdet Nasr-zeitlichen Asphaltloch, zusammen mit Keramik 21412,1-4 und den Siegelabrollungen 21419,1 52
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 074328
Accession Number

References

history: JNES 39, p.1-35, p. 35 48

[Green1980husbandry] Green, Margaret W. 1980. “Animal Husbandry at Uruk in the Archaic Period.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 39: 1–35. https://doi.org/10.1086/372776.
history: Before Writing, 1, p. 143, fig. 93 (p) Rs.

[Schmandt-Besserat1992BeforeWriting] Schmandt-Besserat, Denise. 1992. Before Writing. Austin : University of Texas Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-03 at 12:51:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:26	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 14:33:57	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:12:43	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“IM 074328 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P004387.

IM 074328 artifact entry (No. P004387). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P004387 (Original work published 2001)

IM 074328 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P004387 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P004387},
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Cite this Artifacts

“IM 074328 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P004387.

IM 074328 artifact entry (No. P004387). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P004387 (Original work published 2001)

IM 074328 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P004387 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

@misc{2024IM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {IM 074328 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P004387},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P004387},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/9/
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