BagM 22, 156, W 24224 (P004965)

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 081465

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

64.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , ME~a X TE [...]
2. [...] , ME~a X TE [...]
3.a. [...] 1(N14)# 3(N01)# , X [...]
3.b1. , SANGA~a
3.b2. , TE
3.b3. , DUG~a
3.b4. , GA~a
3.b5. , TAK4~a ALAN~b
3.b6. , ZATU752
3.b7. , GA~c?
3.b8. , NE~a
3.b9. , SI TAG~b
3.b10. , GA2~a2 ZATU718
3.b11. , ZATU772
3.b12. , UMUN2# [...]

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	P004965
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P004965

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	64.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	W 24224
Findspot	Oc XV,4 Stampflehmgebäude Füllschutt des Gangs 148
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 081465
Accession Number

References

primary: BagM 22 (pp. 1-163), 156, W 24224

[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
2018-03-03 at 16:49:01	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:31	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:13	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:12:57	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BagM 22, 156, W 24224 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P004965.

BagM 22, 156, W 24224 artifact entry (No. P004965). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P004965 (Original work published 2001)

BagM 22, 156, W 24224 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P004965 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BagM 22, 156, W 24224 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P004965.

BagM 22, 156, W 24224 artifact entry (No. P004965). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P004965 (Original work published 2001)

BagM 22, 156, W 24224 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P004965 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {BagM 22, 156, {W} 24224 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P004965},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P004965},
}

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