ATU 5, pl. 026, W 7227,a (P000958)

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 15002

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

75.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N14) 1(N01) , USZ~a
2. 6(N01)# , RU USZ~a
3. 1(N01) , EN~b
4. 1(N01) , |ZATU737xEN~b|
5. 1(N01) , PIRIG~a1 EN~b
6. 1(N01) , DUB~d
7. 1(N01)# , KASZ~b
column 2
1. 1(N01) , PA~b ZATU651@g#?
2. 1(N01) , X
3. 1(N01) , UMUN2# SANGA~b#
4. 1(N01) , ZATU678# SANGA~b?
5. 1(N01) , ZATU678
6. 1(N01) , GA~a GAL~a
7. 1(N01) , SUG5 SANGA~b
column 3
1. 1(N01) , NIR~b GA~a
2. 1(N01) , BU~a SANGA~b
3. 1(N01) , NAM2
4. 1(N01) , UMBIN~b2
5. 1(N01) , ISZ~b
6. 1(N01) , [...]
7. 1(N01) , NIM~b2
column 4
1. 4(N01) , |MAR~bx(LAGAB~b.SZE3)|
2. 2(N01) , TE PIRIG~a1
3. 3(N01) , SZITA~a3
4. 1(N01) , ZATU693
5. 1(N01) , ZATU752
column 5
1. [...] , [...]
2. 1(N01)# , SANGA~b#
3. 1(N01) , URU~b2
4. 1(N01) , PAP~a UB#
5. 1(N01) , UB# [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 5(N14) 4(N01) , GU4# AB2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

20130228 englund: cast in the collection of the Field Museum, Chicago

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P000958

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 75.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number W 07227,a
Findspot Pe XVI,3
in der Scherbenschicht nordöstlich der Rillenwand der Schicht IV// t.a.q. IIIc
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 15002
Accession Number

References

  • primary: ATU 5, pl. 26, W 7227,a

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

    75x54x25 - Pe XVI,3, in the layer of sherds northeast of the niched wall belonging to level IV - ATU 1, 339 - 25.2.1930 - the account includes the largest number of large cattle attested in the Uruk IV text corpus - see the remarks to W 9123,b and ATU 1, p. 48

  • history: ATU 1, 339

    [Falkenstein1936ATU1] Falkenstein, Adam. 1936. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk. Ausgrabungen Der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft in Uruk-Warka, Band 2. Leipzig: Harrassowitz.

  • citation: AfO 48/49 (pp. 168-173), 171

    [Bauer2001AfO48] Bauer, Josef. 2001/2002. “Reviewed Work(s): Archaic Administrative Texts from Uruk. The Early Campaigns. (= Archaische Texte Aus Uruk 5; Ausgrabungen Der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft in Uruk-Warha 15) by Robert K. Englund and Rainer M. Boehmer.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 48/49: 168–73.

  • citation: Englund, OBO 160/1, p. 156 fig. 53

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-07 at 18:13:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-03 at 10:06:46 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:35 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:34 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“ATU 5, Pl. 026, W 7227,a Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P000958.
ATU 5, pl. 026, W 7227,a artifact entry (No. P000958). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000958 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 026, W 7227,a artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000958 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 026, {W} 7227,a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000958},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000958},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“ATU 5, Pl. 026, W 7227,a Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P000958.
ATU 5, pl. 026, W 7227,a artifact entry (No. P000958). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000958 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 026, W 7227,a artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000958 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 026, {W} 7227,a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000958},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000958},
}


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