W 21876 (P004471)

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

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM —

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

45.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 0.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , X AB2
2. 2(N01) , SZU AB2
3. [...] , X AB2 AB2
column 2
1. , APIN~a URUDU@g~c EN~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	P004471
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P004471

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	45.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 0.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number	W 21876
Findspot	Ob XV,4 beim Abtragen der mittleren Schicht einer Stampflehmmauer
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

References

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
2018-02-12 at 09:18:16	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-03-20 at 09:20:15	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-07 at 18:55:25	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 14:44:23	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

“W 21876 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P004471.

W 21876 artifact entry (No. P004471). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P004471 (Original work published 2001)

W 21876 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P004471 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	month = {jul 3},
	title = {W 21876 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P004471},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P004471},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“W 21876 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P004471.

W 21876 artifact entry (No. P004471). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P004471 (Original work published 2001)

W 21876 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P004471 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

@misc{2024W,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {W 21876 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P004471},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P004471},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P004471
LB  - CDLI:P004471
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - W 21876 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P004471
ER  -