ATU 5, pl. 013, W 6705,g (P000810)

Administrative tag excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 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 15344

Period

Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

23.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 11.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , ARARMA2~b ZATU693
column 2
1. [...] , [...] ZATU693#
reverse
column 1
1. [...] , SI NAM~a# ERIM~a [...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)
Consult word list of Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Undetermined

Chronology

Period	Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P000810
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P000810

Physical information

Artifact type	Tag
Dimensions	23.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 11.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number	W 06705,g
Findspot	Pe XVI,3 O; in der Scherbenschicht an der Rillenwand der Schicht IV// t.a.q. IIIc
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 15344
Accession Number

References

primary: ATU 5, pl. 13, W 6705,g

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

23x32x11 - same locus as W 6705,a - ATU 1, 481 - 28.1.1930 - the tablet was hung on a string, constituting a format which D. Schmandt-Besserat refers to as "bulla" in Before Writing, p. 110 - compare also the text W 6737 in this volume and W14330 (= VAT 16849
history: ATU 1, 481

[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 09:17:12	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 13:56:32	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:11:32	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. 013, W 6705,g Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000810.

ATU 5, pl. 013, W 6705,g artifact entry (No. P000810). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000810 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 013, W 6705,g artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000810 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 013, {W} 6705,g artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000810},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000810},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“ATU 5, Pl. 013, W 6705,g Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000810.

ATU 5, pl. 013, W 6705,g artifact entry (No. P000810). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000810 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 013, W 6705,g artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000810 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 013, {W} 6705,g artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000810},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000810},
}

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PY  - 2023
ID  - P000810
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M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - ATU 5, pl. 013, W 6705,g artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P000810
ER  -