CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 058 (P000055)

Lexical tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 17678

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Archaic Lu2 A (witness))

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

45.0 mm × 66.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 1(N01) , [...]
2'. 1(N01) , KINGAL#
3'. 1(N01) , GAL~a TE
4'. 1(N01) , GAL~a# [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 1(N01) , GAL~a# UMUN2#
2'. 1(N01) , ERIN# UMUN2
3'. 1(N01) , SANGA~a# UMUN2#
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. 1(N01) , [...]
2'. 1(N01) , [...]
  rest broken
reverse
1. [N] , [...] AN# X NUN~a#

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Archaic Lu2 A (witness))
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

Period Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Lexical 000002 (Archaic Lu2 A) composite (P464118) Q000002 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P000055

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 45.0 mm × 66.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number W 15895,b
Findspot Oe XVII,1
unter den neubabylonischen Häusern am Suchgraben
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 17678
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P000055
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P000055

References

  • history: ATU 3, pl. 11, W 15895,b

    [Englund1993ATU3] Englund, Robert K., and Hans J. Nissen. 1993. Die Lexikalischen Listen Der Archaischen Texte Aus Uruk. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 3. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-03 at 13:09:28 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2015-11-20 at 17:59:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-02-04 at 17:40:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:12 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:19 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000002, Ex. 058 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000055.
CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 058 artifact entry (No. P000055). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000055 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 058 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000055 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000055},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000002, Ex. 058 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000055.
CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 058 artifact entry (No. P000055). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000055 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 058 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000055 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000055},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000055},
}


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