MSVO 1, 214 (P005281)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1926-0579

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

79.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 16.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N02) , |SAL.KUR~a| MEN~a NUNUZ~a1
1.b1. , (SAG TAK4~a NI~a)a
1.b2. , (KU6~a KISIM~a KU~b1)a
2.a. 2(N02) , |SAL.KUR~a| TUR MEN~a NUNUZ~a1
2.b1. , (MUSZEN 6(N57)? KASZ~c)a
2.b2. , (DAH E2~a)a
3.a. 1(N02) , SAL EN~a A |SILA3~axSZU2|
3.b1. , (KU6~a ERIM~a)a
3.b2. , (E2~a DAH)a
4.a. 1(N02) , SAL |SILA3~axSZU2| EN~a A
4.b1. , (MUSZEN MASZ)a
4.b2. , (|GIxKU~b1|#)a
column 2
1. , NIMGIR |SAGxMA|#

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 79.0 high × 49.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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  • primary: MSVO 1, 214

    [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.

    79x49x16 - complete tablet with an account of a labor force - s. the comment above to MSVO 1, 212 and A. Vaiman, VDI 1981/4, 82 no. 1 obv. (=BagM 21, 1990, 117), H. Nissen, P. Damerow and R. Englund, Frühe Schrift, 113-116 (catalogue no. 13.5)

  • history: OECT 7, 140

    [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.

  • history: Frühe Schrift, 113-116, no. 13.5

    [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: Vaiman, VDI 1981/4, 82 no. 1 obv. (=BagM 21, 1990, 117)

    [sec2335] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Ashm 1926-0579
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  • Provenience: uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
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  • Excavation No: Ashm 1926,579
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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 09:17:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-10-26 at 13:20:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2007-11-17 at 03:06:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:23 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:04 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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Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 1, 214 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005281.
MSVO 1, 214 artifact entry (No. P005281). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005281 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 1, 214 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005281 (Accessed: August 20, 2025).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 1, 214 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005281},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005281},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005281
LB  - CDLI:P005281
M1  - 2025/8/20/
TI  - MSVO 1, 214 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 1, 214 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005281.
MSVO 1, 214 artifact entry (No. P005281). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005281 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 1, 214 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005281 (Accessed: August 20, 2025).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 1, 214 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005281},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005281},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005281
LB  - CDLI:P005281
M1  - 2025/8/20/
TI  - MSVO 1, 214 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005281
ER  -
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