ATU 5, pl. 022, W 6940,a (P000920)

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 15248

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

59.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N14)# 9(N01)# , ZATU753 [...]
2. 1(N14)# 8(N01)# [...] , [...]
column 2
1. [...] 6(N01)# , UDUNITA~c#? [...]
2. 1(N14)# [...] , X [...]
column 3
1. [...] , [...] X
2. 1(N14)# , NIM~a
3. 8(N01)# , PAP~a#? [...]
column 4
1. 5(N01) , TUR#
2. 5(N01) , GURUSZ~a#
3. 5(N01) , GURUSZ~a# [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 5(N01)# , NIMGIR
2. 5(N01) , TE
3. 4(N01) , TE# [...]
column 2
1. [...] 3(N01)# , X [...]
2. 1(N14) , AB2
3. 5(N01)# , [...]
column 3
1. [...] 1(N01)# , X DUB~b#?
2. 3(N01)# [...] , [...]
column 4
1. 5(N01)# [...] , KISAL~b1 NUN~a#
2. 3(N01)# [...] , [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P000920

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 59.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 29.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number W 06940,a
Findspot Pd XVI,3
0,1 m unter Oberkante des 3. Traufpflasters der Schicht III// t.a.q. IIIc
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 15248
Accession Number

References

  • primary: ATU 5, pl. 22, W 6940,a

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

    59x62x29 - Pd XVI,3, 0.1 m below the upper edge of the 3rd rain pavement belonging to level III - ATU 1, 549 - 10.2.1930 - tablet rotated around vertical axis.

  • history: ATU 1, 549

    [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 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 09:17:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:34 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. 022, W 6940,a Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000920.
ATU 5, pl. 022, W 6940,a artifact entry (No. P000920). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000920 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 022, W 6940,a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000920 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 022, {W} 6940,a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000920},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000920},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 022, W 6940,a Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000920.
ATU 5, pl. 022, W 6940,a artifact entry (No. P000920). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000920 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 022, W 6940,a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000920 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 022, {W} 6940,a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000920},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000920},
}


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