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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Photo

Lineart

Photo (detail)

Lineart (detail)

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

Text

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|#

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	P005150
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P005150

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	84.0 mm × 79.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	Ashm 1926,563
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 055576
Accession Number

References

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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:17:50	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 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: June 14, 2026).

@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005150},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005150},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005150
LB  - CDLI:P005150
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - MSVO 1, 083 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005150
ER  -

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: June 14, 2026).

@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005150},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005150},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005150
LB  - CDLI:P005150
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - MSVO 1, 083 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005150
ER  -