CDLI Lexical 000026, ex. 044 (P000638)

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 Metal (witness))

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [1(N01)] , BAR# USZ~a#
2'. [1(N01)] , BAR AN USZ~a
3'. [1(N01)] , NU# A
4'. [1(N01)] , [...] NU# A
5'. [1(N01)] , NU# KU6~a#
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. 1(N01) , [...]
2'. 1(N01) , [...]
3'. 1(N01) , [...]
4'. 1(N01) , [...]
  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/P000638

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number W 23984
Findspot Oa/b XV,3/4
Stampflehmgebäude Korridor 141
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) P000638
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P000638

References

  • history: BagM 22 (pp. 1-163), 67

    [Cavigneaux1991BagM22] Cavigneaux, Antoine, Uwe Finkbeiner, Ursula Seidl, and H. H. Siewert. 1991. “Uruk 33/34.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 22: 1–163.

  • history: ATU 3, pl. 73, W 23984

    [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
2024-07-03 at 09:11:30 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 09:10:02 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 17:27:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:27 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:29 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. 044 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P000638.
CDLI Lexical 000026, ex. 044 artifact entry (No. P000638). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000638 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000026, ex. 044 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000638 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000026, Ex. 044 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P000638.
CDLI Lexical 000026, ex. 044 artifact entry (No. P000638). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000638 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000026, ex. 044 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000638 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
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