CDLI Lexical 000028, ex. 09 (P000608)

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 —

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Archaic Grain (witness))

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [1(N01)] , [...]
column 2'
1'. [1(N01)] , [...]
2'. 1(N01) , X [...]
3'. 1(N01) , GA2~a1
4'. 1(N01) , SUHUR GAL~a SAL
column 3'
1'. [1(N01)] , [...]
2'. [1(N01)] , |DUG~bxX|#
3'. [1(N01)] , |DUG~bxAB2|#
4'. [1(N01)] , |DUG~bxTI|
5'. 1(N01) , GU4 A
6'. 1(N01) , AB2 A
7'. 1(N01) , AMAR AB2
8'. 1(N01) , GA~b X
column 4'
1'. [1(N01)] , [...] AB2#?
2'. [1(N01)] , SU~a# 1(N57)# AB2#?
3'. 1(N01) , SU~a 1(N57) UDU~a
4'. 1(N01) , SU~a 1(N57) GUKKAL~c#
5'. 1(N01) , SU~a |1(N57).SZAH2~a|#
6'. 1(N01) , SU~a 1(N57) ANSZE~b#
7'. 1(N01) , SU~a 1(N57) X
8'. 1(N01) , |SILA3~axSZU|
9'. 1(N01) , |SILA3~axZATU629|?
10'. 1(N01) , |SILA3~axZATU646|
11'. 1(N01) , X MASZ SZA3~a1 [...] X
12'. 1(N01) , BU~a A X [...]
column 5'
  blank space
reverse
1. [N] , [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Archaic Grain (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 000028 (Archaic Grain) composite (P471687) Q000028 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P000608

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number W 21916,1
Findspot Ob XV,4
im Schutt zwischen den untersten Lagen der Stampflehmmauern
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P000608
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P000608

References

  • history: ATU 3, pl. 75, W 21916,1

    [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.

  • history: UVB 25, catalogue

    [UVB25catalogue] N.d. Vorläufiger Bericht Über Die . . . Ausgrabungen in Uruk-Warka.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 12:54:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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 17:27:36 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 Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000028, Ex. 09 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P000608.
CDLI Lexical 000028, ex. 09 artifact entry (No. P000608). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000608 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000028, ex. 09 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000608 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000608},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000608},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000028, Ex. 09 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P000608.
CDLI Lexical 000028, ex. 09 artifact entry (No. P000608). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000608 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000028, ex. 09 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000608 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000028, ex. 09 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000608},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000608},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/16/
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