ATU 5, pl. 013, W 6710,a (P000813)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 14942

Period

Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

57.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N14) 3(N01) , ZATU678 ERIM~a
2. 1(N14) , ZATU678 ZATU765
3. 5(N01) , ZATU718?
column 2
1. 5(N01) , SAL
2. 5(N01) , PAP~a
3. 1(N14) , URUDU~a?
reverse
column 1
1. 4(N14) 8(N01) ,

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P000813

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 57.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number W 06710,a
Findspot Pd XVI,3
in Schutt der Schicht IV// t.a.q. IIIc
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 14942
Accession Number

References

  • primary: ATU 5, pl. 13, W 6710,a

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

    57x43x23 - Pd XVI,3, in debris of level IV - ATU 1, 353 - Frühe Schrift, p. 56, fig. 7c, no. 7.5 = Archaic Bookkeeping, p. 20, fig. 22 - 29.1.1930 - photo courtesy of VAM.

  • history: ATU 1, 353

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

  • history: Frühe Schrift, p. 56, no. 7.5

    [Nissen1991FrüheSchrift] Nissen, Hans J., Peter Damerow, and Robert K. Englund. 1991. Frühe Schrift Und Techniken Der Wirtschaftsverwaltung Im Alten Vorderen Orient. Informationsspeicherung Und -Verarbeitung Vor 5000 Jahren. Franzbecker.

  • history: OIMP 32 (pp. 33-84), 073

    [Woods2010writing] Woods, Christopher. 2010. “The Earliest Mesopotamian Writing.” In Visible Language. Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond, edited by Christopher Woods, 33–84. Oriental Institute Museum Publications, Number 32. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 14:41:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 09:19:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 09:17:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-03 at 10:06:46 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:32 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:32 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“ATU 5, Pl. 013, W 6710,a Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P000813.
ATU 5, pl. 013, W 6710,a artifact entry (No. P000813). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000813 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 013, W 6710,a artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000813 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 013, {W} 6710,a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000813},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000813},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“ATU 5, Pl. 013, W 6710,a Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P000813.
ATU 5, pl. 013, W 6710,a artifact entry (No. P000813). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000813 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 013, W 6710,a artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000813 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 013, {W} 6710,a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000813},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000813},
}


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