MSVO 1, 082 (P005149)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1927-0049

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

63.0 mm × 71.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...] X
2. [...] 2(N01)# , [...]
column 2
1. 1(N01)# , URI3~a EN~a
2. , X SAG [...]
column 3
1. [...] , [...]
2. , SUHUR UB
column 4
1. 1(N01) , PIRIG~b1
2. 1(N01) , 1(N04) EN~a
3. 1(N01)# , SAG#?
4. , PIRIG~b1?
column 5
1. [...] , [...] ZATU773~a#
2. 1(N01) , KA~a GU GURUSZDA
3. , MUSZEN# GI# SZE~a#?
column 6
1. [...] , [...] X
2. 2(N01) , SZE~a E2~b?
3. 1(N01) , |GA2~a1xX| NE~a# DAH# [...] X
column 7
1. 2(N01)# [...] , X BAHAR2~c#? [...]
2. 1(N01) , TUN3~a [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...] DUG~a#? X X [...]
column 2
1. [...] , UB [...]
column 3
1. [...] , X [...]
column 4
1. , DU [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P005149

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 63.0 mm × 71.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
Written In
Excavation Number Ashm 1927,49
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1927-0049
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 1, 82

    [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.

    63x71x17 - fragment of a large tablet with an account of unclear contents - “complex” rotation

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-16 at 14:41:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:20 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:01 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, 082 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005149.
MSVO 1, 082 artifact entry (No. P005149). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005149 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 1, 082 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005149 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {MSVO 1, 082 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005149},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005149},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 1, 082 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005149.
MSVO 1, 082 artifact entry (No. P005149). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005149 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 1, 082 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005149 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {MSVO 1, 082 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005149},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005149},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005149
LB  - CDLI:P005149
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - MSVO 1, 082 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005149
ER  -
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