MSVO 4, 61 (P005463)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 07056

Period

Uruk IV (ca. 3350-3200 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

38.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(N14)# 5(N01)# , UD5~a
 en: 25 nanny goats,
2.a. 5(N01) , MASZ2
 en: 5 billy goats:
2.b. EN~a KU6~a RAD~a
 en: Lord KURAD;
reverse
1. 3(N14) , UDU~a [...]
 en: (total:) 30 small cattle.
  calculation: 25 + 5 = 30

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P005463

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 38.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 28.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 07056
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-021120
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.7056

References

  • primary: MSVO 4, 61

    [Englund1996MSVO4] Englund, Robert K. 1996. Proto-Cuneiform Texts from Diverse Collections. Materialien Zu Den Frühen Schriftzeugnissen Des Vorderen Orients, Band 4. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

    38 x 37 x 28 - YBC 7056 - previous publications: BIN 8, 9 - J. Friberg, ERBM 1, 8-9, and ERBM 2, 23-24 - small receipt containing entries representing 25 nanny and 5 he-goats on the obverse face of the tablet, totaled as 30 small cattle (3N14 UDUa) on the rev

  • history: BIN 8, 9

    [Hackman1958BIN8] Hackman, George G. 1958. Sumerian and Akkadian Administrative Texts from Predynastic Times to the End of the Akkad Dynasty. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Yale University 8. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: Anc. Mes. Speaks, p. 206, no. 8

    [Lassen2019AncMesSpeaks] Lassen, Agnete, Eckart Frahm, and Klaus Wagensonner, eds. 2019. Ancient Mesopotamia Speaks: Highlights of the Yale Babylonian Collection. Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University.

  • history: OIMP 32 (pp. 33-84), 081

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-04-14 at 21:24:43 Zink, Andrew Artifact metadata Zink, Andrew Yale Babylonian Collection Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2024-07-16 at 16:09:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 09:19:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-09-06 at 06:03:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:27 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:07 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 4, 61 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 17, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P005463.
MSVO 4, 61 artifact entry (No. P005463). (2026, April 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005463 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 4, 61 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005463 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2026MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 17},
	title = {MSVO 4, 61 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005463},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005463},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/17/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P005463
LB  - CDLI:P005463
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - MSVO 4, 61 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005463
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 4, 61 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 17, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P005463.
MSVO 4, 61 artifact entry (No. P005463). (2026, April 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005463 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 4, 61 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005463 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2026MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 17},
	title = {MSVO 4, 61 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005463},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005463},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/17/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P005463
LB  - CDLI:P005463
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - MSVO 4, 61 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005463
ER  -
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