ATU 5, pl. 009, W 6573,a (P000783)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 15230

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

68.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , AB2# X
2. 1(N14) , BA SZITA~a1#?
3. 8(N01) , KU3~a#
4. 2(N34) , AB2 SZITA~a1
5. 1(N34) 4(N14) , SZITA~a1 U8?
6. 2(N14) , |(SZAxHI@g~a)~b|
column 2
1. [...] , [...]
2.a1. 4(N39~a) , HI@g~a#
2.a2. 3(N39~a)# 1(N24)# [1(N28)] , [HI]
2.b. 1(N01)# 2(N39~a) 1(N24)# 1(N28)# , [...]
3. [...] , [...]
4. 2(N39~a)# [...] , X [...]
5. , IDIGNA# AN MEN~a [...]
6. , GESZTU~b# [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P000783

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 68.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number W 06573,a
Findspot Pd XVI,3
unter Ascheschicht, 1.15 m unter Abgleichung II// t.a.q. II?
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 15230
Accession Number

References

  • primary: ATU 5, pl. 9, W 6573,a

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

    68x62x14 - Pd XVI,3, below ashlayer, 1.15 m below leveling II - ATU 1, 604 - 24.1.1930 - Uruk III - compare the remarks to W 5233,a, and see D. Sürenhagen, CSMS Bulletin 25 (May 1993) 64 to this and the following two texts.

  • history: ATU 1, 604

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

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 09:17:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:31 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 Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 009, W 6573,a Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000783.
ATU 5, pl. 009, W 6573,a artifact entry (No. P000783). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000783 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 009, W 6573,a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000783 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 009, {W} 6573,a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000783},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000783},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 009, W 6573,a Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000783.
ATU 5, pl. 009, W 6573,a artifact entry (No. P000783). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000783 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 009, W 6573,a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000783 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 009, {W} 6573,a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000783},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000783},
}


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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/5/15/
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