MSVO 1, 040 (P005107)

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 08855

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

55.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(N14) , X [...]
2. , SZEN~a A
column 2
1. [...] , [...] X
2. , ZATU722 KU3~a# NIMGIR
3. , NIR~a KI

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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P005107

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 55.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 08855
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 1, 40

    [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.

    55x52x22 - sealed - nearly complete but damaged tablet probably with an account of barley - copy by M. Salvini

  • 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
2024-05-22 at 19:14:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:32 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 Artifacts

“MSVO 1, 040 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005107.
MSVO 1, 040 artifact entry (No. P005107). (2024, May 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005107 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 1, 040 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005107 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 22},
	title = {MSVO 1, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005107},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005107},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005107
LB  - CDLI:P005107
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - MSVO 1, 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005107
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 1, 040 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005107.
MSVO 1, 040 artifact entry (No. P005107). (2024, May 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005107 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 1, 040 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005107 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 22},
	title = {MSVO 1, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005107},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005107},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005107
LB  - CDLI:P005107
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - MSVO 1, 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005107
ER  -
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