IM 074345 (P004430)

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 074345

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

115.0 mm × 87.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 4(N34) 2(N14) , U4 DARA4~c2 HI E2~a NUN~a
1.b. 3(N34) 2(N14) 5(N01) , NE~a
1.c. 2(N34) 4(N14) 5(N01) , X
2.a. 1(N14) , U4 EN~a SAG
2.b. 2(N01) , NE~a
2.c. 7(N01) , [...]
3.a. 1(N14) 1(N01) , U4 NAMESZDA
3.b. 9(N01) , [...]
4.a. 2(N34) 4(N14) 3(N01) , EN~a AN SZU ME~a
4.b. 3(N34) 5(N01) , NE~a
4.c. 2(N34) , GUN3~a
4.d. 2(N34) 2(N14) 4(N01) , GI6 GI
4.e. 1(N34) 3(N14) [...] , ZATU749~c#
5.a. 1(N48) 3(N14) , U4 SANGA~a GAL~a
5.b. 3(N14) , NE~a
5.c. 1(N34) 1(N14) [...] , GI6 GI
5.d. 4(N14) 5(N01) , GUN3~a
6.a. 6(N01) , U4 ZATU651?
6.b. 3(N14) , GUN3~a
6.c. 5(N14) 1(N01) , ZATU749~c
7.a. 2(N34) 5(N14) 3(N01) [...] , U4 |NIR~axAN|
7.b. 1(N14) 5(N01) [...] , [NE~a]
7.c. 1(N34) 2(N14) 2(N01) , GUN3~a
7.d. 5(N14) 5(N01) , ZATU749~c
7.e. 2(N14) [...] , [...]
8.a. 1(N34) 4(N14) 5(N01) , [U4] NUN~a BAD3~b2
8.b. 1(N14) 9(N01) , NE~a
8.c. 1(N34) 4(N14) , GUN3~a
8.d. 2(N34) 2(N14) 3(N01) , ZATU749~c
8.e. 2(N01) [...] , UR3~a3#
9.a. [...] 1(N14) , U4# [...]
9.b. 1(N34) 1(N14) [...] , [NE~a]
9.c. 1(N34) 1(N14) , GUN3~a
9.d. 1(N34) 4(N14) , GI GI6
9.e. 2(N34) 9(N01) , ZATU749~c
reverse
column 1
1. 2(N48) 1(N34) , U4 DARA4~c2
2. 9(N34) 1(N14) 1(N01) , NE~a
3. 1(N48) 2(N14) 4(N01) , GUN3~a
4. 7(N34) 1(N14) 9(N01) , GI6 GI
column 2
1. 4(N48) 7(N34) 5(N14) 4(N01) , BA DARA4~c2
2. 1(N48) 2(N34) 5(N14) 8(N01) , ZATU749~c
3.a. 3(N14) 6(N01) , UR3~a3
3.b. 1(N14) 3(N01) , SZUBUR
4. , EN~a ZATU752

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	P004430
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P004430

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	115.0 mm × 87.0 mm × 28.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number	W 21662,1
Findspot	Ob XVI,1 im untersten Füllschutt eines Korridors des tof Gebäudes
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 074345
Accession Number

References

history: UVB 24, Katalog

[UVB24catalogue] N.d. Vorläufiger Bericht Über Die . . . Ausgrabungen in Uruk-Warka.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-03 at 12:55:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 14:39:30	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:12:44	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“IM 074345 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P004430.

IM 074345 artifact entry (No. P004430). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P004430 (Original work published 2001)

IM 074345 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P004430 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

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	month = {jul 3},
	title = {IM 074345 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P004430},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P004430},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“IM 074345 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P004430.

IM 074345 artifact entry (No. P004430). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P004430 (Original work published 2001)

IM 074345 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P004430 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

@misc{2024IM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {IM 074345 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P004430},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P004430},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - IM 074345 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P004430
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