BagM 22, 088, W 24008,8 (P004778)

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 081237

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

96.0 mm × 81.0 mm × 31.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , X [...]
2. [...] 6(N01) , X [...]
3. [...] 1(N14) 5(N01) , AGAR2#? [...]
4. [...] , X [...]
column 2
1. [...] , SZE~a# [...]
2. [...] 1(N01) , |GAN~cxSIG7| GI#
3. [...] , |GAN~cxKASZ~c| GI#
4. 8(N01) , AN TA~c
5. 3(N01) , GISZ3~b# GUG2 A
6. 1(N01) , DUB~a KUR~a NUNUZ~a1
7. 1(N01) , GUL KUR~a NUNUZ~a1
8. [...] , X KUR~a NUNUZ~a1
9. [...] , X [...]
column 3
1. 2(N45) 4(N48) 5(N34) , NE~a NUNUZ~a1
2. 3(N45) 9(N34) , |SAR~axSZE~a| NUNUZ~a1
3. 1(N01) , DUB~f |SAR~axSZE~a| NUNUZ~a1
4. 1(N01) , USZ~a#? SU~a# NUNUZ~a1
5. 3(N01) , DI# BAR AK~a
6. 1(N01) , AK~a X [...]
column 4
1. 1(N14) 4(N01) , GAL~a X AK~a
2.a. 1(N34) 3(N14) , [...] BAN~a AK~a
2.b. 2(N14) 6(N01) , BAR
3. 2(N14) 4(N01) , AK~a USZ~b GI
4.a. 1(N45) 2(N48) 6(N34) 1(N14) 7(N01)# , MUSZ3~a BALA~a
4.b. 1(N48) 1(N14) [...] , [...]
5.a. 1(N48) 6(N34) , BALA~a MUSZ3~a X TUR AN
5.b. 4(N34) [...] , [...]
6. 4(N48) [...] , BALA~a# [...]
column 5
1. [...] 1(N14) [...] , [...]
2. 1(N45) 3(N48) 2(N34) [...] , |SALx1(N58)| KISZ [...]
3. 1(N01) , BALA~a SZU E2~a [...]
4. 1(N01) , TAK4~a X X [...]

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	P004778
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P004778

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	96.0 mm × 81.0 mm × 31.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number	W 24008,08
Findspot	Stampflehmgebäude Schutt Raum 145
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 081237
Accession Number

References

primary: BagM 22 (pp. 1-163), 088, W 24008,8

[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 09:17:02	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:09:18	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:12:53	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, 088, W 24008,8 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P004778.

BagM 22, 088, W 24008,8 artifact entry (No. P004778). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P004778 (Original work published 2001)

BagM 22, 088, W 24008,8 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P004778 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BagM 22, 088, W 24008,8 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P004778.

BagM 22, 088, W 24008,8 artifact entry (No. P004778). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P004778 (Original work published 2001)

BagM 22, 088, W 24008,8 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P004778 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {BagM 22, 088, {W} 24008,8 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P004778},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P004778},
}

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