IM 046163 (P005976)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 046163

Period

ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...] X
2. [...] , [...] X
3. [...] , [...] GESZTU~a# GESZTU~a
4. [...] , [...] X X
5. [...] , [...] X KI

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)
Consult word list of ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P005976
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P005976

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number	W 17887,b
Findspot	Ne XIV,4 aus der großen Scherbenlage
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 046163
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2006-10-12 at 12:13:18	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“IM 046163 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005976.

IM 046163 artifact entry (No. P005976). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005976

IM 046163 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005976 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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}

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Cite this Artifacts

“IM 046163 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005976.

IM 046163 artifact entry (No. P005976). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005976

IM 046163 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005976 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

@misc{2001IM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {IM 046163 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005976},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005976},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005976
LB  - CDLI:P005976
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - IM 046163 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005976
ER  -