ATU 5, pl. 002, W 5233,b (P000735)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Lineart (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 15246

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

64.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(N01) , 1(N39~a)
2. 5(N01) , 1(N24)
3. 3(N01) , 1(N26)
4. 3(N01) , 2(N58)
5. 4(N01) , U4
6. 1(N01) , SIG2~a2
column 2
1. 3(N01) , ZATU726~c
2. 1(N14) , ZATU681
3. 2(N01) , DU6~b
4. 6(N01) , |LAGAB~axSZITA~a1|
5. , EN~a SZIM~a
6. , NAM2 KAB# NUN~a#
reverse
column 1
1.a. 2(N39~a) , HI@g~a EN~a SZIM~a
1.b. 2(N01) 1(N24) 1(N28)# 1(N30~c) , SZE~a
2. , AN SIG MUSZ3~a

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Consult word list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P000735
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P000735

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	64.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	W 05233,b
Findspot	Pd XVI,4 an verschiedenen Stellen im Schutt des Raumes 91, etwas unter Niveau der Abflußrinne// t.a.q. II
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 15246
Accession Number

References

primary: ATU 5, pl. 2, W 5233,b

[Englund1994ATU5] Englund, Robert K. 1994. Archaic Administrative Texts from Uruk. The Early Campaigns. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 5. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

64x43x17 - same locus as W 5233,a - ATU 1, 606 - ATU 2, pl. 43 photo - UVB 2, fig. 15, right photo - Frühe Schrift, p. 81, fig. 10d, no. 10.8 = Archaic Bookkeeping, p. 34, fig. 32 - 21.11.1929 - Uruk III - see the remarks to W 5233,a and ATU 1, p. 48.
history: ATU 1, 606

[Falkenstein1936ATU1] Falkenstein, Adam. 1936. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk. Ausgrabungen Der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft in Uruk-Warka, Band 2. Leipzig: Harrassowitz.
history: ATU 2, pl. 43

[Green1987ATU2] Green, Margaret W., and Hans J. Nissen. 1987. Zeichenliste Der Archaischen Texte Aus Uruk. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 2. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

(p), published as W 5233,b
history: Frühe Schrift, p. 81, no. 10.8

[Nissen1991FrüheSchrift] Nissen, Hans J., Peter Damerow, and Robert K. Englund. 1991. Frühe Schrift Und Techniken Der Wirtschaftsverwaltung Im Alten Vorderen Orient. Informationsspeicherung Und -Verarbeitung Vor 5000 Jahren. Franzbecker.
history: UVB 2, 1931, fig. 15 rechts (p)

[sec847] N.d.
history: OIMP 32 (pp. 33-84), 078

[Woods2010writing] Woods, Christopher. 2010. “The Earliest Mesopotamian Writing.” In Visible Language. Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond, edited by Christopher Woods, 33–84. Oriental Institute Museum Publications, Number 32. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-22 at 14:41:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 09:19:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 09:17:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-07-03 at 10:06:46	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:00	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 13:56:29	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:11:30	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 002, W 5233,b Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P000735.

ATU 5, pl. 002, W 5233,b artifact entry (No. P000735). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000735 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 002, W 5233,b artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000735 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000735},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000735},
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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 002, W 5233,b Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P000735.

ATU 5, pl. 002, W 5233,b artifact entry (No. P000735). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000735 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 002, W 5233,b artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000735 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 002, {W} 5233,b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000735},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000735},
}

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