BagM 22, 115, W 24024,1 (P004871)

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

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 081249

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

54.0 mm × 107.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. [...] , [...] X
1.b1. 1(N01) , [...]
1.b2. 1(N01) , X [...]
1.c1. 1(N01) , [...]
1.c2. 3(N01) , SZU2
1.d1. 1(N01) , BAR SAL 1(N57)
1.d2. 1(N34) , ZATU759 SAG
2.a. [...] , [...] IB~a#
2.b. 3(N01) , ZATU753
2.c1. 1(N01) , ME~a
2.c2. 5(N01) , SZU2
2.d. 3(N14) , ZATU759 SAG
3.a. [...] , [...] IB~a
3.b. 3(N01) , ZATU753
3.c. 1(N01) , ZATU644~a
3.d. 2(N34) , ZATU759 SAG
4. [...] , ABGAL
5.a. [...] , [...]
5.b. 1(N34) [...] , ZATU759# SAG
column 2
1.a. 1(N01) , ZATU753 ENGIZ SZAGAN
1.b. 2(N01) , SZU2
1.c. 2(N01) , BAR SAL 1(N57)
2.a. 1(N01) , ZATU753 AK~a
2.b. 1(N01) , ME~a
2.c. 2(N14) , ZATU759 SAG#
3.a. 1(N01) , ZATU753 SANGA~a ME~a
3.b1. 1(N01) , ZATU753
3.b2. 1(N01) , GADA~a
3.c. 2(N01) , SZU2
3.d. 2(N14) , ZATU759# SAG
4.a. 1(N01) , GADA~a GAL~a SZAB~a
4.b. 1(N01) , BAR SAL
5.a. 1(N01) , ZATU753 MU# X
5.b. 1(N01) , ZATU644~a
5.c. 2(N01) , SZU2
5.d. 1(N01) , BAR SAL
column 3
1. 1(N01) , ZATU753 TI@t SAL SUHUR#
2.a. 1(N01) , TUG2~a LAM~b AN |SZU2.EN~a|
2.b. 1(N01) , BAR SAL [...]
3.a. 2(N01) , SZU2 |SZE~a.NAM2|
3.b. 3(N01) , TUG2~a [...]
4.a. [...] , TUG2~a EZEN~b GAL~a
4.b. 1(N01) [...] , [...]
5. 2(N01) , TUG2~a NAM2 URU~a1
6. 5(N01) , UR5~b X [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...] X SIG NUN~a# ZATU782
column 2
1. 6(N01) , TUG2~a [...]
2. 1(N48) 2(N34) 3(N14) , ZATU759 SAG

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	P004871
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P004871

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	54.0 mm × 107.0 mm × 26.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number	W 24024,1
Findspot	Stampflehmgebäude Schutt Raum 161
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 081249
Accession Number

References

primary: BagM 22 (pp. 1-163), 115, W 24024,1

[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 09:17:10	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:11	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:12:55	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, 115, W 24024,1 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P004871.

BagM 22, 115, W 24024,1 artifact entry (No. P004871). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P004871 (Original work published 2001)

BagM 22, 115, W 24024,1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P004871 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BagM 22, 115, W 24024,1 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P004871.

BagM 22, 115, W 24024,1 artifact entry (No. P004871). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P004871 (Original work published 2001)

BagM 22, 115, W 24024,1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P004871 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {BagM 22, 115, {W} 24024,1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P004871},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P004871},
}

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