CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 173 (P000006)

Lexical tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 15003

Period

Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Archaic Lu2 A (witness))

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

82.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N01) , [...]
2. 1(N01) , NAMESZDA#?
3. 1(N01) , KAB NAM2
4. 1(N01) , NAM2 NAM2
5. 1(N01) , NAM2 URU~a1
6. 1(N01) , NAM2 DI#
7. 1(N01) , NAM2 ERIN
8. 1(N01) , NAM2 LA~b?
9. 1(N01) , AB~a# [...]
column 2
1. 1(N01) , [...] SZITA~a1#
2. 1(N01) , TE
3. 1(N01) , KINGAL
4. 1(N01) , UKKIN~a GESZTU~b
5. 1(N01) , UKKIN~a NUN~a
6. 1(N01) , GA~a GAL~b
7. 1(N01) , GA~a GESZTU~b
8. 1(N01) , GA~a NUN~a
9. 1(N01) , UMUN2# [...]
column 3
1. 1(N01) , ZATU693 EN~a
2. 1(N01) , ZATU693 UKKIN~a
3. 1(N01) , ZATU693 NAGA~b
4. 1(N01) , SUKKAL# USZ~a#
5. 1(N01) , X [...]
6. 1(N01) , X KASZ~b
7. 1(N01) , ISZ~a
8. 1(N01) , NIM~a
9. 1(N01) , NIM~a#? [...]
10. 1(N01) , |GURUSZ~ax2(N14)|
11. 1(N01) , SZITA~a1
column 4
1. 1(N01) , KISAL~b1# NUN~a
2. 1(N01) , KISAL~b1 GESZTU~b
3. 1(N01) , ERIN? UMUN2
4. 1(N01) , BUR2?
5. 1(N01) , BUR2? SUHUR#
column 5
1. 1(N01) , NESAG2~a#
2. 1(N01) , TUR3~a
3. 1(N01) , AL#?
4. 1(N01) , [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N01) , [...]
2. 1(N01) , GUB3~a?
3. 1(N01) , SUHUR
4. 1(N01) , X [...]
5. 1(N01) , X [...]
6. 1(N01) , KISAL~b1# [...]
7. 1(N01) , [...]
column 2
1. 1(N01) , GIR3~a#
2. 1(N01) , GIR3@g~a#?
3. 1(N01) , ZATU736~b
4. 1(N01) , DA~b
5. 1(N01) , PA~a GIR3~a
6. 1(N01) , SZEG9
7. 1(N01) , GI [...]
8. 1(N01) , X [...]
column 3
1. 1(N01) , |AB2x2(N14)|
2. 1(N01) , DARA3~c
3. 1(N01) , DIN
4. 1(N01) , GURUSZDA#
5. 1(N01) , GI#? RAD~b
6. 1(N01) , PA~a RAD~b
7. 1(N01) , ADAB
8. 1(N01) , NIR~b
9. 1(N01) , BU~a [...]
column 4
1. 1(N01) , [...] X
2. 1(N01) , SZUM PA~a
3. 1(N01) , X ZATU693 X
4. 1(N01) , UTUL~b
5. 1(N01) , |USZ~b&USZ~b|

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)
Consult word list of Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 82.0 high × 62.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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  • history: ATU 3, pl. 23, W 9656,h1

    [Englund1993ATU3] Englund, Robert K., and Hans J. Nissen. 1993. Die Lexikalischen Listen Der Archaischen Texte Aus Uruk. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 3. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

  • history: ATU 1, 340

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

  • history: Frühe Schrift, p. 153, no. 16.1

    [Nissen1991FrüheSchrift] Nissen, Hans J., Peter Damerow, and Robert K. Englund. 1991. Frühe Schrift Und Techniken Der Wirtschaftsverwaltung Im Alten Vorderen Orient. Informationsspeicherung Und -Verarbeitung Vor 5000 Jahren. Franzbecker.

  • history: s. A. Vaiman, ActAnt. 22, 1974, 25

    [sec12] N.d.

  • history: OIMP 32 (pp. 33-84), 074

    [Woods2010writing] Woods, Christopher. 2010. “The Earliest Mesopotamian Writing.” In Visible Language. Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond, edited by Christopher Woods, 33–84. Oriental Institute Museum Publications, Number 32. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: VAT 15003
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: W 09656,h1
  • Findspot Square: Qa XVI,2
  • Findspot Comments:

    unter der Abgleichung der Schicht III, 1,5 m über der Höhe des Kalksteinsockels// (t.a.q. IIIc)

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 14:41:50 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 09:19:50 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 09:17:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-07-03 at 13:09:28 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2015-11-20 at 17:59:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-02-04 at 17:40:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:11 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:18 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 a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000002 (Archaic Lu2 A) composite (P464118) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Lexical 000002, Ex. 173 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P000006.
CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 173 artifact entry (No. P000006). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P000006 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000002, ex. 173 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P000006 (Accessed: January 21, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000002, ex. 173 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P000006},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P000006},
}


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