ATU 7, pl. 081, W 21869 (P004470)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in German Archaeological Institute, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

German Archaeological Institute, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

HD: W 21869

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

63.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , |NINDA2xHI| NUN~a# [...]
2. [...] 1(N08)#? , [...] SAG#
3. [...] , [...]
column 2
1. [...] , [...] X
2. 1(N14)# [...] , [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]
2. [...] , [...] DARA4~c1
3. [...] 1(N08)#? , [...]
column 2
1. , EN~a IB~a TAR~a ZATU753
column 3
1. [...] 1(N01)# , [...]
2. 1(N01)# [...] , X X [...]
3. 3(N01) , SZU2
4. 1(N01) , X
5. 1(N01)# [...] , [...]

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	P004470
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P004470

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	63.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number	W 21869
Findspot	Ob XV,5 aus der obersten Schicht einer Stampflehmmauer
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	German Archaeological Institute, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	HD: W 21869
Accession Number

References

primary: ATU 7, pl. 81, W 21869

[Englund2001ATU7] Englund, Robert K., and Hans J. Nissen. 2001. Archaische Verwaltungstexte Aus Uruk. Die Heidelberger Sammlung. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 7. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

63x51x25 - Ob XV,5 - aus der obersten Schicht einer Stampflehmmauer - Uruk III.
history: UVB 25, Katalog

[UVB25catalogue] N.d. Vorläufiger Bericht Über Die . . . Ausgrabungen in Uruk-Warka.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-03 at 12:54:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-07-03 at 11:38:52	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 14:44:15	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:12:45	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“ATU 7, Pl. 081, W 21869 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P004470.

ATU 7, pl. 081, W 21869 artifact entry (No. P004470). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P004470 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 7, pl. 081, W 21869 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P004470 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P004470},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P004470},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“ATU 7, Pl. 081, W 21869 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P004470.

ATU 7, pl. 081, W 21869 artifact entry (No. P004470). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P004470 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 7, pl. 081, W 21869 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P004470 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

@misc{2024ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 7, pl. 081, {W} 21869 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P004470},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P004470},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/20/
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