MSVO 1, 103 (P005170)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1926-0570

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

75.0 mm × 78.0 mm × 19.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N51)# [1(N34)] , [GAR]
1.b. 1(N20)# ,
2.a. 4(N14)# , X
2.b. 1(N05) 1(N42~a)# 1(N25)# 1(N28~c)# ,
3.a. [...] , [...]
3.b. [...] ,
4.a. 1(N14) , GUG2# SZA#
4.b. 1(N42~a) 1(N25) 1(N28~c)# ,
5.a. 4(N14) , GUG2 |LAGAB~axSZA|#? DUB~a E2~a
5.b. 1(N05) 1(N42~a) 1(N25) 1(N28~c)# ,
6.a. [...] , [...] DUG~a#?
6.b. 1(N05)# [...] ,
column 2
1. , GU7
column 3
1. [...] , [...]
2. 6(N01) , SZU2
3. 2(N01) , ZATU644~a
4. 2(N01)# [...] , ZATU753
5. 2(N01)# , MA [...]
6. 3(N01) , HASZHUR
7. [...] , |GA2~a1xGESZTU~c5|#
8. [...] , [...]
column 4
1.a1. [...] , [...] X
1.a2. 3(N01) , GUG2#? SZA#?
1.a3. 5(N01) , SIG2~b
1.b. [...] 1(N25) 1(N28~c) ,
2.a. 3(N14) 8(N01) , |5(N57).GAR|
2.b. 1(N05) [1(N42~a) ...] ,
3. 4(N01) , [...]
reverse
column 1
1.a. [...] 2(N01)# , [...] SZA#?
1.b. [...] 1(N25) ,
2.a. 1(N14)# , DUG~a# KASZ~a#
2.b1. 3(N42~a) 1(N25) ,
2.b2. 1(N40) ,
3. 2(N05)# , |ZATU714xHI@g~a|# MU#
4. [...] , DUG~a# [...]
column 2
1. [...] , [...] SUHUR#?
2. , DUG~a EN~a BAR
column 3
1.a. 1(N51)# [...] 1(N14)#? , GAR
1.b. 2(N20)# 1(N05) 2(N42~a)# ,
2.a. 4(N14)# [...] , [DUG~a] KASZ~a#
2.b1. 3(N05)# 1(N42~a)# ,
2.b2. 1(N03)# 3(N40)# ,
3. 2(N20)# [...] 2(N42~a) 1(N25) , |ZATU714xHI@g~a| MU
4. , 3(N57)#? SU~a# [...]
column 4
1. [...] 4(N20) [...] 1(N25) ,
2. 1(N03) 3(N40) ,
3.a. 3(N14) , UDU~a
3.b. 5(N01) , DUG~a
4. 1(N34) , SUHUR
5. 1(N52) ,
6. 1(N01)# [...] , X [...]

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Consult sign list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Consult word list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 75.0 high × 78.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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  • primary: MSVO 1, 103

    [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.

    75x78x19 - fragment of a badly damaged tablet with a mixed one year (?) account - “complex” rotation

  • history: OECT 7, 27

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Ashm 1926-0570
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: Ashm 1926,570
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-02-12 at 09:17:58 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, 103 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005170.
MSVO 1, 103 artifact entry (No. P005170). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005170
MSVO 1, 103 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005170 (Accessed: November 5, 2025).
@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-05]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 103 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005170},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005170},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005170
LB  - CDLI:P005170
M1  - 2025/11/5/
TI  - MSVO 1, 103 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005170
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 1, 103 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005170.
MSVO 1, 103 artifact entry (No. P005170). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005170
MSVO 1, 103 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005170 (Accessed: November 5, 2025).
@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-05]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 103 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005170},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005170},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005170
LB  - CDLI:P005170
M1  - 2025/11/5/
TI  - MSVO 1, 103 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005170
ER  -
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