ATU 5, pl. 004, W 6245,c (P000753)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk V (ca. 3500-3350 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 15337

Period

Uruk V (ca. 3500-3350 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

68.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N14) 9(N01)# ,
column 2
1. 5(N01) ,
2. 3(N01)# ,
bottom
column 1
1. 3(N01)? ,
2. 1(N01) ,
reverse
column 1
1. 6(N01) ,
column 2
1. 5(N01) ,

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

Period Uruk V (ca. 3500-3350 BC)
change to Uruk V ?, numerical tablet
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P000753

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 68.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number W 06245,c
Findspot Pe XVI,2
in der Scherbenschicht 0,6 m unter Abgleichung der Schicht III// t.a.q. IIIc
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 15337
Accession Number

References

  • primary: ATU 5, pl. 4, W 6245,c

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

    68x50x23 - same locus as W 6245,a - 13.1.1930 - sealed "numerical tablet" - it is often very difficult to determine whether the signs impressed on the edge of numerical tablets represent the sign N14 (w) or N1 (q) due to the extreme angle with which the blunt


  • history: Englund, OBO 160/1, p. 52 fig. 15

    [Englund1998OBO160/1] Englund, Robert K. 1998. “Texts from the Late Uruk Period.” In Annäherungen 1: Mesopotamien. Späturuk-Zeit Und Frühdynastische Zeit, edited by Pascal Attinger and Markus Wäfler, 13–233. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 160/1. Freiburg Schweiz: Universitätsverlag.

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Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-03 at 10:06:46 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:30 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:31 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

“ATU 5, Pl. 004, W 6245,c Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000753.
ATU 5, pl. 004, W 6245,c artifact entry (No. P000753). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000753 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 004, W 6245,c artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000753 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 004, {W} 6245,c artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000753},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000753},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“ATU 5, Pl. 004, W 6245,c Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000753.
ATU 5, pl. 004, W 6245,c artifact entry (No. P000753). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000753 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 004, W 6245,c artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000753 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 004, {W} 6245,c artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000753},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000753},
}

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