ATU 5, pl. 020, W 6882,g (P000888)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 15286

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

28.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 2(N01)# , HASZHUR# SANGA~b# [...]
2. [...] , MA# [...]

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	P000888
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P000888

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	28.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	W 06882,g
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// t.a.q. IIIc
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 15286
Accession Number

References

primary: ATU 5, pl. 20, W 6882,g

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

28x25x17 - same locus as W 6881,b - ATU 1, 416 - 8.2.1930.
history: ATU 1, 416

[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 09:17:26	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 13:56:33	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:11:33	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 020, W 6882,g Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000888.

ATU 5, pl. 020, W 6882,g artifact entry (No. P000888). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000888 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 020, W 6882,g artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000888 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 020, {W} 6882,g artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000888},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000888},
}

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TI  - ATU 5, pl. 020, W 6882,g artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 020, W 6882,g Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000888.

ATU 5, pl. 020, W 6882,g artifact entry (No. P000888). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000888 (Original work published 2001)

ATU 5, pl. 020, W 6882,g artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000888 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 020, {W} 6882,g artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000888},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000888},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/3/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P000888
LB  - CDLI:P000888
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - ATU 5, pl. 020, W 6882,g artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P000888
ER  -