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

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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) ,

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Uruk V (ca. 3500-3350 BC)
Consult word list of Uruk V (ca. 3500-3350 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P000753
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	Reviewer	Status
2023-07-03 at 10:06:46	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:03	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 13:56:30	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:11:31	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

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},
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	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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