MSVO 1, 093 (P005160)

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 1926-0564

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

113.0 mm × 83.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. [4(N01)] , [1(N39~a)]
1.b. 4(N42~a) ,
2.a. [6(N01)] , [1(N24)]
2.b. 3(N42~a) ,
3.a1. 8(N01)#? , [...] X
3.a2. 4(N01) , SIG2~a3
3.b. 2(N42~a) 1(N25) ,
4.a. 1(N51) 1(N14) 8(N01) , |5(N57).GAR|
4.b. 4(N05) 2(N42~a) 1(N25) ,
5.a. 4(N01) , GUG2
5.b. 1(N42~a) ,
6.a. 1(N14) , SZA GUG2
6.b. 1(N42~a) 1(N25) ,
7.a. 4(N14) , |LAGAB~axSZA| E2~a DUB~a
7.b. 1(N05) ,
column 2
1.a. 2(N14) , DUG~a KASZ~a
1.b. [1(N05) 3(N42~a)] ,
2.a. 1(N14) , DUG~a KASZ~a E2~a DUB~a
2.b. 3(N42~a) 1(N25) ,
3. 4(N05) 2(N42~a) 1(N25) , MU |ZATU714xHI@g~a|
4. 3(N14) , UDU~a
5. 1(N34) , SUHUR
6. 1(N52) ,
7. 1(N01) , |DUG~cx1(N57)|
8. 8(N01) , SZU2
9. 1(N01) , ZATU644~a
10. 2(N01) , ZATU753
column 3
1. [...] , [MA]
2. 4(N01) 1(N08) , HASZHUR
3. 2(N01) , MA ZATU735~b
4. 2(N01) , |GA2~a1xGESZTU~c5|#
5. , |NI~a.RU| 2(N57) SU~a GIBIL GU7
reverse
column 1
1. 2(N20) 2(N05) 3(N42~a) 1(N25) ,
2. 2(N03) ,
3. 3(N14) , UDU~a
4. 1(N34) , SUHUR#
5. 1(N52) ,
6. 1(N01) , |DUG~cx1(N57)|
7. 8(N01)# , [SZU2]
8. [1(N01)] , [ZATU644~a]
9. [2(N01)] , [ZATU753]
column 2
1.a. 1(N51) 1(N34) 3(N14) , GAR#
1.b. 1(N20) 1(N05) 4(N42~a) 1(N25) ,
2.a. 3(N14) , DUG~a KASZ~a
2.b1. 2(N05) 1(N42~a) 1(N25) ,
2.b2. 2(N03) ,
3. 4(N05) 2(N42~a) 1(N25) , |ZATU714xHI@g~a| MU
4. , [|NI~a.RU| 2(N57)] SU~a# GIBIL# GU7#

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/P005160

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 113.0 mm × 83.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number Ashm 1926,564
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1926-0564
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 1, 93

    [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.

    113x83x21 - nearly complete but damaged tablet with a mixed one year (?) account - reverse also published E. Mackay, Field Museum of Natural History, Anthropology Memoirs I/3 (1931) pl. 76, 1

  • history: Englund, OBO 160/1, p. 198-199 fig. 78

    [Englund1998OBO160/1] Englund, Robert K. 1998. “Texts from the Late Uruk Period.” In Annäherungen 1: Mesopotamien. Späturuk-Zeit Und Frühdynastische Zeit, edited by Pascal Attinger and Markus Wäfler, 13–233. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 160/1. Freiburg Schweiz: Universitätsverlag.

    copy

  • history: OECT 7, 78

    [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.

  • history: discussed J. Friberg, Review ZA 84 (1994) 133

    [sec2201] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-02-12 at 09:17:53 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 Artifact

“MSVO 1, 093 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005160.
MSVO 1, 093 artifact entry (No. P005160). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005160
MSVO 1, 093 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005160 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 093 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005160},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005160},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005160
LB  - CDLI:P005160
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - MSVO 1, 093 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005160
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 1, 093 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005160.
MSVO 1, 093 artifact entry (No. P005160). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005160
MSVO 1, 093 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005160 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 093 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005160},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005160},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005160
LB  - CDLI:P005160
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - MSVO 1, 093 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005160
ER  -
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