ATU 5, pl. 023, W 6984,b (P000926)

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 14950

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

65.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N34) 5(N14) , EN~a NUN~a GAR3
2. 1(N14) 2(N01) , ZATU694~d
3. 2(N14) 4(N01) , ZATU694~b
4. 4(N01) , SZA3~a1
column 2
1. 5(N14)# [...] , [...] SAG
2. 6(N01) , ZATU694~d
3. 5(N01) , ZATU694~b
4. 2(N01) , SZA3~a1

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/P000926

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 65.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number W 06984,b
Findspot Pd/e XVI,3
im Schutt der Schicht IV// t.a.q. IIIc
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 14950
Accession Number

References

  • primary: ATU 5, pl. 23, W 6984,b

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

    65x46x25 - Pd/e XVI,3, in the debris of level IV - ATU 1, 279 - 12.2.1930.

  • history: ATU 1, 279

    [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 09:17:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:34 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:33 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 023, W 6984,b Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000926.
ATU 5, pl. 023, W 6984,b artifact entry (No. P000926). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000926 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 023, W 6984,b artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000926 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 023, {W} 6984,b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000926},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000926},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ATU 5, Pl. 023, W 6984,b Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000926.
ATU 5, pl. 023, W 6984,b artifact entry (No. P000926). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000926 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 023, W 6984,b artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000926 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 023, {W} 6984,b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000926},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000926},
}


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