MSVO 1, 005 + 006 (P005072)

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 132911 + IM 055608

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

110.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1.a1. 4(N34) 5(N14) 3(N01) , 1(N57) ME~a#
 en: 293 (ninda), the length, of the priest,
1.a2. [...] , [1(N58)]
 en: ..., the width:
1.b1. [...] , [GAN2]
 en: ... field,
1.b2. [3(N14) ...] , [KI BAR]
 en: ..., perimeter land;
2.a1. 5(N34) , 1(N57) GAL~a# SZAB~a#
 en: 300, the length, of the chief exchange agent,
2.a2. [...] , [1(N58)]
 en: ..., the width:
2.b. [...] , [GAN2]
 en: ... field;
3.a1. 5(N34) , 1(N57) GIR3@g~b# [PA~a]
 en: 300, the length, of the equid herder,
3.a2. [...] , [1(N58)]
 en: ..., the width:
3.b. [...] , [GAN2]
 en: ... field;
4.a1. 5(N34) , 1(N57)# NAM2# [DI]
 en: 300 (ninda), the length, of the chief justice,
4.a2. [4(N34)] , [1(N58)]
 en: 240, the width:
4.b. 4(N50)# , [GAN2]
 en: 40 bur3 field;
  calculation: 300 × 240 = 72,000 sar, = 40 bur3
5.a1. 5(N34)# , [1(N57)] EN~c SAL#
 en: 300, the length, of the wife of the lord,
5.a2. 4(N34) , 1(N58)
 en: 240, the width:
5.b. 4(N50) , GAN2#
 en: 40 bur3 field;
  calculation: 300 × 240 = 72,000 sar, = 40 bur3
6. , AB~a |NI~a.RU| IL GAN2 |HIxLAGAB~a|
 en: households of NIRU, ...
reverse
column 1
1. 6(N45) , GAN2 EN~a#?
 en: 6 šar2 field of the lord;
  calculation in bur3: 30 × 2 = 60
2. [3(N45)] , [KI BU~a]
 en: 3 šar2 field, measured;
  calculation in bur3: n + n + n + 40 + 40 = 180
3. 3(N14) [...] , [GISZ BAR KI]
 en: 3 bur3 ..., wooded perimeter land;
  calculation in iku: 18 ... = 18 ...
column 2
1. 9(N45)# [3(N14) ...] , X X GAN2# X AB~a# |NI~a.RU| IL |HIxLAGAB~a|
 en: 9 šar2 3 bur3 ... field, households of NIRU, ... .
  calculation: 6 šar2 + 3 šar2 + 3 bur3 ... = 9 šar2 3 bur3 ...

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

20140928 englund: the join MSVO 1, 005 + 006 seems now unavoidable and has been done for CDLI with translation

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P005072

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 110.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
Written In
Excavation Number Ashm 1926,653 + Ashm 1926,717
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 132911 + IM 055608
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 1, 5 + 6

    [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.

    MSVO 1, 005: 62x60x17 - fragment of a surface measurement text - join with MSVO 1, 6 not probable (?), s. P. Damerow and R. Englund, BagM 20 (1989) 135 - discussed by P. Steinkeller, Jb. f. Wirtschaftsgeschichte 1987/S, 13ff. - MSVO 1, 006: 53x43x17 - fragment

  • history: OECT 7, 67 + 179

    [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
2017-02-19 at 21:23:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-28 at 17:13:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:18 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:12:59 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, 005 + 006 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005072.
MSVO 1, 005 + 006 artifact entry (No. P005072). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005072
MSVO 1, 005 + 006 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005072 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 005 + 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005072},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005072},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005072
LB  - CDLI:P005072
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - MSVO 1, 005 + 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005072
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 1, 005 + 006 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005072.
MSVO 1, 005 + 006 artifact entry (No. P005072). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005072
MSVO 1, 005 + 006 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005072 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 005 + 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005072},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005072},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005072
LB  - CDLI:P005072
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - MSVO 1, 005 + 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005072
ER  -
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