MSVO 1, 096 (P005163)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 055613

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

94.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N20) ,
2. 1(N03) ,
3. 9(N01) , UDU~a
4. 1(N01) , MAR~a
5. 1(N01) , KID~b
6. 1(N01) , MU
7. 1(N01) , DUR~b MU
8. , ME~a
column 2
1. 4(N05) 1(N25) ,
2. 1(N03) ,
3. 3(N01) , SZU2
4.a. 1(N01) , ZATU644~a
4.b. , 2(N57) SZU2
5. 3(N01) , ME~a ZATU753
6. 1(N14) 2(N01) , UDU~a
7. 1(N38) ,
8. 5(N01) , KID~b BAR
9. 2(N14) , |4(N57).KU3~a|
10. , DI#? NAM2#?
column 3
1. 4(N05)# [...] ,
2. 8(N01)# , UDU~a
3. 1(N38) ,
4. 3(N01) , KID~b BAR
5. 2(N14) , |4(N57).KU3~a|
6. 2(N01)# , MAR~a
7. 2(N01)# [...] , KID~b#
8. 1(N01) , MU
9. , GIR3@g~b DI#
column 4
1. 3(N05)# ,
2. 2(N01) , SZU2
3. 1(N01) , ZATU644~a
4. 1(N14) , UDU~a
5. 4(N21) ,
6. 5(N01) , KID~b BAR
7. 2(N14) , |4(N57).KU3~a|
8. 1(N01) , MAR~a
9. 1(N01) , KID~b
10. 1(N01) , MU
11. , GIR3@g~b#? [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [2(N20)] 5(N05)# 2(N42~a) [...] ,
2. 2(N03)# ,
3. 5(N01)# , SZU2#
4. 2(N01) , [ZATU644~a]
5. 3(N14) 9(N01)# , UDU~a#
6. 1(N52)# 4(N21)# ,
7. [...] 2(N01) , KID~b# [...]
8. 1(N34) , |4(N57).KU3~a|
column 2
1. , EN~a [...]
2. , ENGIZ# SZAGAN [...]
3.a. , [...] GIR3~c SZE3? EN~a NUN~a SANGA~a
3.b. , GA~a# AB~a

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

Period Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P005163

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 94.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
Written In
Excavation Number Ashm 1926,599
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 055613
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 1, 96

    [Englund1991MSVO1] Englund, Robert K., Jean-Pierre Grégoire, and Roger J. Matthews. 1991. The Proto-Cuneiform Texts from Jemdet Nasr. I: Copies, Transliterations and Glossary. Materialien Zu Den Frühen Schriftzeugnissen Des Vorderen Orients (MSVO), Band 1. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

    94x60x17 - nearly complete but damaged tablet with a mixed one year (?) account

  • history: Englund, OBO 160/1, p. 201 fig. 79

    [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.

    copy

  • history: OECT 7, 108

    [Langdon1928OECT7] Langdon, Stephen H. 1928. The H. Weld-Blundell Collection in the Ashmolean Museum. Pictographic Inscriptions from Jemdet Nasr, Excavated by the Oxford and Field Museum Expedition. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts, Vol. 7. London: Oxford University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-02-12 at 09:17:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:20 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:01 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

“MSVO 1, 096 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005163.
MSVO 1, 096 artifact entry (No. P005163). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005163
MSVO 1, 096 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005163 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005163},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005163},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005163
LB  - CDLI:P005163
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - MSVO 1, 096 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005163
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 1, 096 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005163.
MSVO 1, 096 artifact entry (No. P005163). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005163
MSVO 1, 096 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005163 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005163},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005163},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005163
LB  - CDLI:P005163
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - MSVO 1, 096 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005163
ER  -
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