BagM 22, 068, W 23988 (P004710)

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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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 081218

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 × 39.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , SZU2#
2. 1(N01) , SZU2?
3. 2(N01) , NU@g
4. 2(N01) , 1(N57)
reverse
column 1
1. 4(N14) 5(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	P004710
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P004710

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	45.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number	W 23988
Findspot	? Stampflehmgebäude Korridor 141 Mittelteil, kurz über Fußboden
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 081218
Accession Number

References

primary: BagM 22 (pp. 1-163), 068, W 23988

[Cavigneaux1991BagM22] Cavigneaux, Antoine, Uwe Finkbeiner, Ursula Seidl, and H. H. Siewert. 1991. “Uruk 33/34.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 22: 1–163.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-03 at 09:11:30	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-23 at 16:13:00	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:18:03	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:03:24	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:12:52	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BagM 22, 068, W 23988 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P004710.

BagM 22, 068, W 23988 artifact entry (No. P004710). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P004710 (Original work published 2001)

BagM 22, 068, W 23988 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P004710 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BagM 22, 068, W 23988 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P004710.

BagM 22, 068, W 23988 artifact entry (No. P004710). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P004710 (Original work published 2001)

BagM 22, 068, W 23988 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P004710 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {BagM 22, 068, {W} 23988 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P004710},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P004710},
}

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