ATU 3, pl. 036, W 20497 (P000456)

Lexical 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 134420

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (witness Archaic Pigs Text category: 06.02; Text commentary: ?-?.2,A1,25,?.18,A2,32; Foreign ID: L$U B)

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

38.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 1(N01) , [...]
2'. 1(N01) , [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1. 1(N01) , |1(N57).SZUBUR|
2. 1(N01) , MAR~a@t SZUBUR
3. 1(N01) , SZA3~a1#? SZUBUR
4. 1(N01) , [...]
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1. 1(N01) , SZUBUR ADAB
2. 1(N01) , SZUBUR LAL2~a# [...]
3. 1(N01) , AB2#? [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 38.0 high × 36.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Lexical (witness Archaic Pigs Text category: 06.02; Text commentary: ?-?.2,A1,25,?.18,A2,32; Foreign ID: L$U B)
  • Language(s): Undetermined

  • primary: ATU 3, pl. 36, W 20497

    [Englund1993ATU3] Englund, Robert K., and Hans J. Nissen. 1993. Die Lexikalischen Listen Der Archaischen Texte Aus Uruk. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 3. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

    38x36x20 - Swine ?-?.2,A1,25,?.18,A2,32 - Nd XVI,5, Zerstörungsschutt von Uruk IV.

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  • Museum No.: IM 134420
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  • Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
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  • Excavation No: W 20497
  • Findspot Square: Nd XVI,5
  • Findspot Comments:

    Zerstörungsschutt von Uruk IV

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-03 at 13:09:28 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:16:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-11-01 at 08:10:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:23 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:26 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 3, Pl. 036, W 20497 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000456.
ATU 3, pl. 036, W 20497 artifact entry (No. P000456). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000456 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 3, pl. 036, W 20497 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000456 (Accessed: August 13, 2025).
@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 3, pl. 036, {W} 20497 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000456},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000456},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/3/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P000456
LB  - CDLI:P000456
M1  - 2025/8/13/
TI  - ATU 3, pl. 036, W 20497 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P000456
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ATU 3, Pl. 036, W 20497 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000456.
ATU 3, pl. 036, W 20497 artifact entry (No. P000456). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000456 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 3, pl. 036, W 20497 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000456 (Accessed: August 13, 2025).
@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 3, pl. 036, {W} 20497 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000456},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000456},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/3/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P000456
LB  - CDLI:P000456
M1  - 2025/8/13/
TI  - ATU 3, pl. 036, W 20497 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P000456
ER  -
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