ATU 5, pl. 012, W 6704 (P000803)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 17815

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

38.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 2(N01)# ,
2. [...] 3(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	P000803
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P000803

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	38.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	W 06704
Findspot	Pd XVI,3 auf Scherbenschicht der Schicht IV// t.a.q. IIIc
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 17815
Accession Number

References

primary: ATU 5, pl. 12, W 6704

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

38x48x22 - Pd XVI,3, on layer of sherds belonging to level IV - 28.1.1930 - "numerical" tablet, dividing line made with shank of the stylus.

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 09:17:10	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 Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 012, W 6704 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000803.

ATU 5, pl. 012, W 6704 artifact entry (No. P000803). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000803 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 012, W 6704 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000803 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).

@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 012, {W} 6704 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000803},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000803},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 012, W 6704 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000803.

ATU 5, pl. 012, W 6704 artifact entry (No. P000803). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000803 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 012, W 6704 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000803 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).

@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 012, {W} 6704 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000803},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000803},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/3/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P000803
LB  - CDLI:P000803
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - ATU 5, pl. 012, W 6704 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P000803
ER  -