BagM 22, 139, W 24160 (P004908)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 081456

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

62.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 4(N40) , GAL~a
1.b. 1(N01) [...] , MUSZEN? X
2.a. 2(N03) , SZU EN~a NUN~a
2.b1. 1(N03) 3(N40) , BA
2.b2. 2(N40) , GI
3.a. 2(N03) , AMAR
3.b1. 3(N40) , BA
3.b2. 1(N03) 2(N40) , GI
4. 2(N03)# 1(N40) , BA NAM2 KAB
5. 1(N03) 1(N40) , GI RU 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	P004908
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P004908

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	62.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 13.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	W 24160
Findspot	Ob XV,3/4 Stampflehmgebäude Raum 139 dicht an der NW-Wand, an der 3.Stampflehmschicht von unten
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 081456
Accession Number

References

primary: BagM 22 (pp. 1-163), 139, W 24160

[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 09:17:17	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:12	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:12:56	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BagM 22, 139, W 24160 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P004908.

BagM 22, 139, W 24160 artifact entry (No. P004908). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P004908 (Original work published 2001)

BagM 22, 139, W 24160 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P004908 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BagM 22, 139, W 24160 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P004908.

BagM 22, 139, W 24160 artifact entry (No. P004908). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P004908 (Original work published 2001)

BagM 22, 139, W 24160 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P004908 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {BagM 22, 139, {W} 24160 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P004908},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P004908},
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