MSVO 1, 083 (P005150)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 055576

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

84.0 mm × 79.0 mm × 21.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(N14) 3(N01) , SZU2
2. 1(N01) , ZATU644~a
3. 3(N01) , ME~a
4. 3(N01) , ZATU753
5. 1(N14) 2(N01) , MA
6. 8(N01) , HASZHUR
7. , EN~a |U4.1(N08)|
column 2
1. 5(N01)# , SZU2
2. 2(N01) , MA#
3. 4(N01) , HASZHUR
4. , |U4.2(N08)|
column 3
1. 2(N01)# , SZU2
2. 2(N01)# , MA
3. 4(N01) , HASZHUR
4. , |U4.3(N08)|#
column 4
1. 3(N01)# , SZU2
2. 2(N01) , MA#
3. 4(N01)# , HASZHUR
4. , GI E2~a#? |U4.4(N08)|
column 5
1. [...] , [...]
2. , SZU X
reverse
column 1
1.a. 3(N01)# , SZU2# X
1.b. 2(N01)# [...] , ZATU753
2. 1(N01)# , ZATU644~a# X X
3. 1(N01)# , SZU2 SZE~a#
4. 1(N01)# , SZU2 SZE~a#
5. 2(N01)# , SZU2 X EN~a#
6. 1(N01)# , SZU2 X X [...]
7. , X [...]
column 2
1.a. 3(N14) 6(N01) , SZU2
1.b. 1(N01) , DUB~a GI
2. 1(N01) , ZATU644~a
3. 4(N01) , ME~a#
4. 4(N01) , ZATU753
5. 1(N14) 8(N01) , MA
6. 2(N14)# , HASZHUR
column 3
1. 9(N01)# , X GI#
2. 2(N14)# 8(N14) , BA
3. , AB~a |NI~a.RU|#

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 84.0 high × 79.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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  • primary: MSVO 1, 83

    [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.

    84x79x21 - complete but damaged tablet with an account of dryed fruits and objects of unclear nature - note the use of notations for days and s. the treatment of the text by R. Englund, JESHO 31 (1988) 161-162

  • history: OECT 7, 40

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: IM 055576
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  • Provenience: uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
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  • Excavation No: Ashm 1926,563
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-02-12 at 09:17:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:20 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:01 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MSVO 1, 083 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005150.
MSVO 1, 083 artifact entry (No. P005150). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005150
MSVO 1, 083 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005150 (Accessed: July 21, 2025).
@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005150},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005150},
}


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