ATU 5, pl. 009, W 6573,b (P000784)

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

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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 15247

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

61.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 2(N34)# 3(N01)# [...] , SZITA~b1
2. 2(N34) 4(N01) , SZITA~a1 DU
3. 2(N34) 4(N01) , SZITA@g~a
column 2
1. 2(N34)# 4(N01)# , SZITA@g~a?
2. , |3(N57).PIRIG~b1|
reverse
column 1
1. 7(N34@f)# 1(N01@f)# [...] , [...]

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	P000784
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P000784

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	61.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number	W 06573,b
Findspot	Pd XVI,3 NO; unter der Ascheschicht der Schicht IV// t.a.q. IIIc
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 15247
Accession Number

References

primary: ATU 5, pl. 9, W 6573,b

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

61x51x15 - same locus as W 6573,a - ATU 1, 592 - 24.1.1930 - note that the reverse contains as summation a numerical notation with the sign N34 impressed with the probable incising end of the stylus, a phenomenon very rarely seen in Late Uruk texts, but commo
history: ATU 1, 592

[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	Reviewer	Status
2023-07-03 at 10:06:46	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:07	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 13:56:31	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. 009, W 6573,b Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000784.

ATU 5, pl. 009, W 6573,b artifact entry (No. P000784). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000784 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 009, W 6573,b artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000784 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 009, {W} 6573,b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000784},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000784},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“ATU 5, Pl. 009, W 6573,b Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000784.

ATU 5, pl. 009, W 6573,b artifact entry (No. P000784). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000784 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 009, W 6573,b artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000784 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 009, {W} 6573,b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000784},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000784},
}

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