ATU 5, pl. 027, W 7227,c (P000960)

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 15132

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

76.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N01)# , ZATU668# PAP~a
2. 1(N01) , X NIR~b#
3. 1(N01) , MASZ# ZATU621~b#
4. 2(N01) , DIN
5. 1(N01)# [...] , UB X
column 2
1. 1(N01) , MASZ MUSZ3~b
2. 2(N01) , GURUSZDA# BU~a
3. 1(N01) , |1(N58).BAD~b| GUKKAL~b
4. 1(N01) , UKKIN~c GUKKAL~a
column 3
1. 1(N01)# , BU~a#
2. 1(N01)# , ZATU621~a# NAM~a#
3. 1(N01)# , ZATU680~d
4. 1(N01)# , SZA# SZUBUR#
reverse
column 1
1. 9(N01)# , ZATU771 [...]
2. 2(N01)# , ZATU768 [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P000960

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 76.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number W 07227,c
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 15132
Accession Number

References

  • primary: ATU 5, pl. 27, W 7227,c

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

    76x50x23 - same locus as W 7227,a - ATU 1, 344 - 25.2.1930 - note the use of the double dividing line to separate sections of the entries on the obverse of the text (in this case of the first two columns) which are totaled separately on its reverse.

  • history: ATU 1, 344

    [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 09:17:50 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. 027, W 7227,c Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000960.
ATU 5, pl. 027, W 7227,c artifact entry (No. P000960). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000960 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 027, W 7227,c artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000960 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 027, {W} 7227,c artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000960},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000960},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“ATU 5, Pl. 027, W 7227,c Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000960.
ATU 5, pl. 027, W 7227,c artifact entry (No. P000960). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000960 (Original work published 2001)
ATU 5, pl. 027, W 7227,c artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000960 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2023ATU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {ATU 5, pl. 027, {W} 7227,c artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000960},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000960},
}


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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/4/13/
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