ATU 5, pl. 018, W 6881,o2+ (P000867)

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

VA 13629

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

55.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 9(N01)# , ZATU662 ZATU644~a
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N34) 5(N01)# , SZU2#?

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

Period Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)
change to Uruk V ?, numerical
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P000867

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 55.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number W 06881,o2 + W 06881,ab
Findspot Pd XVI,3
an der nördlichen Kante der Rillenwand der Schicht IV, 1-2 m nordwestlich der Tür, z.T. in einem Lager in dem Mauerrücksprung 1,5 m nordwestlich der Tür
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VA 13629
Accession Number

References

  • primary: ATU 5, pl. 18, W 6881,o2+

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

    105x35x25 - same locus as W 6881,b - 8.2.1930 - sealed "numero-ideographic" tablet, with two ideograms designating types of textile products - compare the remarks to W 6782,a and W 6881,b.

  • history: Englund, OBO 160/1, p. 54 fig. 16

    [Englund1998OBO160/1] Englund, Robert K. 1998. “Texts from the Late Uruk Period.” In Annäherungen 1: Mesopotamien. Späturuk-Zeit Und Frühdynastische Zeit, edited by Pascal Attinger and Markus Wäfler, 13–233. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 160/1. Freiburg Schweiz: Universitätsverlag.

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Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-03 at 10:06:46 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:33 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:33 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 018, W 6881,O2+ Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000867.
ATU 5, pl. 018, W 6881,o2+ artifact entry (No. P000867). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000867 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 018, W 6881,o2+ artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000867 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 018, {W} 6881,o2+ artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000867},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000867},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 018, W 6881,O2+ Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000867.
ATU 5, pl. 018, W 6881,o2+ artifact entry (No. P000867). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000867 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 018, W 6881,o2+ artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000867 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 018, {W} 6881,o2+ artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000867},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000867},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/3/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P000867
LB  - CDLI:P000867
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - ATU 5, pl. 018, W 6881,o2+ artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P000867
ER  -
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