MSVO 1, 078 (P005145)

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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Photo

Lineart

Photo (detail)

Lineart (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1926-0662

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

52.0 mm × 61.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , 1(N30~a)# X [...]
2. 1(N01)# 1(N39~a) , 2(N57) 1(N30~a) AN# GUM~b#
3. 1(N01)# 1(N39~a)# 1(N24)# , 2(N57)# 1(N30~a)# [...]
column 2
1. 1(N01)# , 1(N30~a)# SZUBUR# BU~a#
2. 1(N39~a)# 1(N24)# , 2(N57)# 1(N30~a)# |URU~a1xHI@g~a|#? NAGA~a# 3(N57)#
3. 1(N01)# , X UB# [...]
reverse
column 1
1. , [...] SZITA~a1#?
column 2
1. [...] 1(N34)#? 2(N01)#? [...] , [...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Consult word list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P005145
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P005145

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	52.0 mm × 61.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
Written In
Excavation Number	Ashm 1926,662
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number	Ashm 1926-0662
Accession Number

References

primary: MSVO 1, 78

[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.

52x61x17 - fragment of a tablet with a grain account - the numerical signs representing small amounts of grain probably indicate rations and are not part of the grain notations themselves
history: OECT 7, 46

[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	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:17:49	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:20	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:01	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 1, 078 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005145.

MSVO 1, 078 artifact entry (No. P005145). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005145

MSVO 1, 078 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005145 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005145},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005145},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005145
LB  - CDLI:P005145
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - MSVO 1, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005145
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 1, 078 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005145.

MSVO 1, 078 artifact entry (No. P005145). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005145

MSVO 1, 078 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005145 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005145},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005145},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005145
LB  - CDLI:P005145
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - MSVO 1, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005145
ER  -