ATU 5, pl. 021, W 6883,l (P000905)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk V (ca. 3500-3350 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 15332

Period

Uruk V (ca. 3500-3350 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

32.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 20.0 mm

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 32.0 high × 35.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • primary: ATU 5, pl. 21, W 6883,l

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

    32x35x20 - same locus as W 6881,b - 8.2.1930 - sealed "numerical" tablet, "waster" (tablet squashed and discarded in antiquity).

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  • Museum No.: VAT 15332
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  • Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
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  • Excavation No: W 06883,l
  • Findspot Square: Pd XVI,3
  • Findspot Comments:

    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

  • Period: Uruk V (ca. 3500-3350 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    change to Uruk V ?, numerical tablet

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-03 at 10:06:46 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:34 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:33 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View

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

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

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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 021, W 6883,l Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000905.
ATU 5, pl. 021, W 6883,l artifact entry (No. P000905). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000905 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 021, W 6883,l artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000905 (Accessed: November 1, 2025).
@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 021, {W} 6883,l artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000905},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000905},
}


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TI  - ATU 5, pl. 021, W 6883,l artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 021, W 6883,l Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000905.
ATU 5, pl. 021, W 6883,l artifact entry (No. P000905). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000905 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 021, W 6883,l artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000905 (Accessed: November 1, 2025).
@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 021, {W} 6883,l artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000905},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000905},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/3/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P000905
LB  - CDLI:P000905
M1  - 2025/11/1/
TI  - ATU 5, pl. 021, W 6883,l artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P000905
ER  -
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