ATU 5, pl. 014, W 6738,a (P000820)

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

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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 14785

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

56.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N48) 1(N34) 3(N14) 1(N01) , UKKIN~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	P000820
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P000820

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	56.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 13.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number	W 06738,a
Findspot	Pd XVI,3 unter der Ascheschicht in Schicht IV// t.a.q. IIIc
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 14785
Accession Number

References

primary: ATU 5, pl. 14, W 6738,a

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

56x33x13 - Pd XVI,3, below the ashlayer of level IV - ATU 1, 171 - M. Lambert, Archéologia 12 (9-10.1966) 29 - 30.1.1930 - see ATU 1, p. 48.
history: ATU 1, 171

[Falkenstein1936ATU1] Falkenstein, Adam. 1936. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk. Ausgrabungen Der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft in Uruk-Warka, Band 2. Leipzig: Harrassowitz.
history: Archeologia 12, 9-10, 29

[LambertM1966Archeologia12] Lambert, Maurice. 1966. Archaeologia 12.
history: Études et travaux 3, p.5-15, p. 11 obv. (c)

[Szarzyńska1970Uruk] Szarzyńska, Krystyna. 1970. “Les plus Anciennes Inscriptions Sur Les Tablettes d’Uruk.” Études et Travaux 3: 5–15.
history: Phoenix 24/1, p.15-30, p. 27

[Veenhof1978spijkerschrift] Veenhof, Klaas R. 1978. “Klei, Kleitablet En Spijkerschrift.” Phoenix 24/1: 15–30.

copy obv.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-16 at 14:18:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-07-03 at 10:06:46	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:14	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. 014, W 6738,a Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P000820.

ATU 5, pl. 014, W 6738,a artifact entry (No. P000820). (2024, June 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000820 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 014, W 6738,a artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000820 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“ATU 5, Pl. 014, W 6738,a Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P000820.

ATU 5, pl. 014, W 6738,a artifact entry (No. P000820). (2024, June 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000820 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 014, W 6738,a artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000820 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 16},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 014, {W} 6738,a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000820},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000820},
}

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