MSVO 1, 089 (P005156)

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 1926-0575

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

99.0 mm × 63.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 2(N20) ,
1.b1. 5(N05) , |1(N58).BAD~a|#
1.b2. 1(N20) 1(N05) , ERIN#
2.a. 3(N14) , UDU~a#
2.b1. 1(N14) , |1(N58).BAD~a|#
2.b2. 2(N14) , UKKIN~a#
3.a. 1(N38) ,
3.b. , |1(N58).BAD~a|
4. 6(N01)#? , SZU2#
5. [...] , [...]
6. [...] , [...]
7. [5(N01)] , [KID~b BAR]
8. [2(N14)] , [|5(N57).KU3~a|]
column 2
1. , 4(N57)# SU~a# GIBIL# X [...]
2. , EN~a PA~a |1(N58).BAD~a|
column 3
1. 2(N20) ,
2. 1(N18) 2(N03) ,
3. 1(N14) , UDU~a
4. 1(N52) 1(N38) ,
5. [...] , SZU2#
6. [...] , [...]
7. [...] , [...] X
8. 5(N01)# , KID~b# BAR
9. 2(N14) , |5(N57).KU3~a|
10. 4(N01) , DUR~b NUNUZ~a1
11. , PA~a GIR3@g~b GI
column 4
1. 4(N20) ,
2. 1(N18) 2(N03) ,
3. 4(N14) , UDU~a
4. 2(N52) ,
5. [...] , [SZU2]
6. [...] , [...]
7. [...] , [...]
8. 1(N14)# , KID~b# BAR
9. 4(N14) , |5(N57).KU3~a|#
10. 4(N01) , DUR~b NUNUZ~a1
11. , GI
reverse
column 1
1. , 4(N57) SU~a GIBIL#
column 2
1. 1(N45) 9(N14) 4(N01) 4(N39~a) , SZE~a |U4x3(N57)| GI# AB~a |NI~a.RU|
column 3
1. , GIR3@g~b PA~a#
2. , EN~a# PA~a |1(N58).BAD~a|

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	P005156
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P005156

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	99.0 mm × 63.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
Written In
Excavation Number	Ashm 1926,575
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number	Ashm 1926-0575
Accession Number

References

primary: MSVO 1, 89

[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.

99x63x21 - nearly complete but badly damaged tablet with a mixed three year account - “complex” rotation - time notations treated by R. Englund, JESHO 31 (1988) 157-158
history: OECT 7, 24

[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 09:17:52	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, 089 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005156.

MSVO 1, 089 artifact entry (No. P005156). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005156

MSVO 1, 089 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005156 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 089 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005156},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005156},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005156
LB  - CDLI:P005156
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - MSVO 1, 089 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005156
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 1, 089 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005156.

MSVO 1, 089 artifact entry (No. P005156). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005156

MSVO 1, 089 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005156 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 089 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005156},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005156},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005156
LB  - CDLI:P005156
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - MSVO 1, 089 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005156
ER  -