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~3500 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

Kish Tablet

Marks the boundary between proto-writing and writing. We can see signs being used systematically — but not yet phonetically. The leap to recording speech itself comes a few centuries later.

Writing & Literature

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

AoF 30, 238,1

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — AoF 30, 238,1. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 003, W 6108

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 003, W 6108. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 010, W 6611

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 010, W 6611. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 013, W 6710,a

13 [units]: ZATU678, male workers (ERIM) 10 [units]: ZATU678, ZATU765 5 [units]: ZATU718? 5 [units]: women (SAL) 5 [units]: PAP~a 10 [units]: copper (URUDU)? Total: 48 [units]

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 014, W 6738,a

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 014, W 6738,a. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 014, W 6738,b

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 014, W 6738,b. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 015, W 6748,b

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 015, W 6748,b. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 026, W 7227,a

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 026, W 7227,a. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 035, W 9123,b

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 035, W 9123,b. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 037, W 9123,w

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 037, W 9123,w. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 038, W 9123,ac

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 038, W 9123,ac. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 046, W 9206,c

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 046, W 9206,c. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 046, W 9206,e

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 046, W 9206,e. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 046, W 9206,g

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 046, W 9206,g. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 051, W 9312,f

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 051, W 9312,f. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 052, W 9312,l

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 052, W 9312,l. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 053, W 9335,a

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 053, W 9335,a. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 053, W 9335,d

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 053, W 9335,d. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 053, W 9335,e

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 053, W 9335,e. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 054, W 9335,i

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 054, W 9335,i. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 061, W 9578,q

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 061, W 9578,q. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 061, W 9579,a

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 061, W 9579,a. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 061, W 9579,c

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 061, W 9579,c. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 062, W 9579,f

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 062, W 9579,f. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 062, W 9579,g

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 062, W 9579,g. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 062, W 9579,h

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 062, W 9579,h. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 062, W 9579,i

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 062, W 9579,i. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 062, W 9579,l

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 062, W 9579,l. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 063, W 9579,m

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 063, W 9579,m. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 063, W 9579,n

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 063, W 9579,n. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 063, W 9579,o

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 063, W 9579,o. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 063, W 9579,p

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 063, W 9579,p. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 063, W 9579,q

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 063, W 9579,q. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 065, W 9579,y

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 065, W 9579,y. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 066, W 9579,ac

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 066, W 9579,ac. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 066, W 9579,ad

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 066, W 9579,ad. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 066, W 9579,af

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 066, W 9579,af. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 066, W 9579,ai

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 066, W 9579,ai. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 066, W 9579,al

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 066, W 9579,al. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 067, W 9579,ao

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 067, W 9579,ao. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 067, W 9579,ap

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 067, W 9579,ap. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 067, W 9579,au

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 067, W 9579,au. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 068, W 9579,ay

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 068, W 9579,ay. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 068, W 9579,bc

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 068, W 9579,bc. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 070, W 9579,bs

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 070, W 9579,bs. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 070, W 9579,bt

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 070, W 9579,bt. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 070, W 9579,bw

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 070, W 9579,bw. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 071, W 9579,bx

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 071, W 9579,bx. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy

~3300 BCE·Uruk PeriodEditorial

ATU 5, pl. 071, W 9579,ca

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)) — ATU 5, pl. 071, W 9579,ca. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & LiteratureEconomy