CDLI Lexical 000026, ex. 042 (P000588)

Lexical 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

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 134917

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Archaic Metal (witness))

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

33.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. 1(N01) , GUG2#? [...]
2'. 1(N01) , SZELU#
3'. 1(N01) , X X [...]
  rest broken
reverse
1. [N] , [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Archaic Metal (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 000026 (Archaic Metal) composite (P471688) Q000026 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P000588

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 33.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number W 21395
Findspot Ne XVI,1
aus dem Verfallschutt des Stampflehmgebäudes der Schicht III
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 134917
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P000588
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P000588

References

  • history: ATU 3, pl. 73, W 21395

    [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 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2015-11-22 at 17:27:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:26 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:28 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000026, Ex. 042 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000588.
CDLI Lexical 000026, ex. 042 artifact entry (No. P000588). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000588 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000026, ex. 042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000588 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000026, Ex. 042 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000588.
CDLI Lexical 000026, ex. 042 artifact entry (No. P000588). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000588 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000026, ex. 042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000588 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000588},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000588},
}


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