MSVO 1, 038 (P005105)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 08856

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

47.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(N19) 3(N04) ,
2. 5(N14) , SZE~a
3. , PAP~a SAL
column 2
1. , GIR3@g~a PA~a
reverse
column 1
1. 7(N14) 3(N01) , PAP~a SZE~a SAL

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P005105

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 47.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 08856
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010120676
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q62109242

References

  • primary: MSVO 1, 38

    [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.

    47x40x18 - sealed - nearly complete tablet with an account of barley and emmer (?) - copy by M. Salvini - obv. photo M. Lambert, “L’écriture en Mesopotamie”, Archeologia 13 (Nov.-Dec. 1966) 74 - Catalogue Naissance de l’écriture, Paris 1982, 75 no. 28

  • history: Naissance de I'écriture, cat. no. 28, p. 75

    [Andre-Leicknam1982Naissance] Andre-Leicknam, Beatrice. 1982. Naissance de I’écriture Cunéiformes et Hiéroglyphes (4th Edition). Paris.

    photo obv.

  • history: RA 24 (pp.23-29), 27

    [Thureau-Dangin1927RA24] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1927. “Tablettes a Signes Picturaux.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 24: 23–29.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2024-10-09 at 09:55:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-22 at 19:14:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:19 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:00 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 1, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005105.
MSVO 1, 038 artifact entry (No. P005105). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005105 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 1, 038 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005105 (Accessed: June 11, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {MSVO 1, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005105},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005105},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
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M1  - 2026/6/11/
TI  - MSVO 1, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005105
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 1, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005105.
MSVO 1, 038 artifact entry (No. P005105). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005105 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 1, 038 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005105 (Accessed: June 11, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {MSVO 1, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005105},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005105},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005105
LB  - CDLI:P005105
M1  - 2026/6/11/
TI  - MSVO 1, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005105
ER  -
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