MSVO 1, 090 (P005157)

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 1926-0581

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

85.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 6(N20)# ,
2. 2(N18) ,
3. 1(N34) , UDU~a
4. 3(N52) ,
5. 1(N14) 8(N01) , SZU2
6. [...] 1(N01) , ZATU644~a#
7. 6(N01)# , X
8. 6(N01) , KID~b
9. 3(N01)# [...] , [...]
column 2
1. 4(N01)# [...] , [...]
2. 4(N01)# [...] , [...]
3. 1(N01)# [...] , [...]
4. 1(N14) 2(N01)# [...] , [...]
5. 2(N14) 4(N01) , DUR~b#?
6.a. 1(N51) , GAR 1(N24)?
6.b. 4(N05) ,
7. 1(N34) , GISZ ZATU800
8. 1(N14) 3(N01)# [...] , [...]
column 3
1. [...] , [...]
2. [...] , [...] DUG~a#?
3. 6(N51)# , U2~b
4. , |U4x3(N57)| SU~a 6(N01)# GIBIL# |NI~a.RU|# [...]
reverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N34) 9(N14) 3(N01) 3(N39~a) , LAGAB~b |U4x3(N57)| SZE~a GI GIR3@g~b PA~a |AMAR.1(N02)|
1.b1A. , [...] |U4x8(N01).X|# AB~a SAG KALAM~a PA~a
1.b1B. [9(N14) 2(N01)] , SZE~a [...]
1.b2. 1(N45) , BA? UNUG~a KALAM~a#? [...]
1.b3. 2(N45) 1(N01) 3(N39~a) , SZE~a# GI# [...]
2. , AB~a# |NI~a.RU|# [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P005157

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 85.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number Ashm 1926,581
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1926-0581
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 1, 90

    [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.

    85x60x17 - fragmentary, badly damaged tablet with a mixed account - complex time notations treated by R. Englund, JESHO 31 (1988) 158

  • history: OECT 7, 134

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-02-12 at 09:17:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-10-26 at 13:20:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2007-02-07 at 18:55:27 CDLI Transliteration CDLI 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 Artifact

“MSVO 1, 090 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005157.
MSVO 1, 090 artifact entry (No. P005157). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005157
MSVO 1, 090 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005157 (Accessed: July 16, 2026).
@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005157},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005157},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005157
LB  - CDLI:P005157
M1  - 2026/7/16/
TI  - MSVO 1, 090 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005157
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 1, 090 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005157.
MSVO 1, 090 artifact entry (No. P005157). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005157
MSVO 1, 090 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005157 (Accessed: July 16, 2026).
@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005157},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005157},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005157
LB  - CDLI:P005157
M1  - 2026/7/16/
TI  - MSVO 1, 090 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005157
ER  -
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