MSVO 1, 104 (P005171)

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

Lineart (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1926-0615

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

72.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. [...] 3(N01)# , X
1.b. [...] , [...] TE
2.a. 3(N14) , SZE~a TU~b# GI X [...]
2.b. 4(N19)# , X
3. 2(N14) , SZE~a TAK4~a KASZ~a ERIM~a
4. , SZE~a BA SANGA~a |NI~a.RU|
column 2
1. 1(N14) 3(N01)# [...] , X [...] SZE~a
2. 2(N14) , DA~a AD~c
3. 3(N14) , IL U2~b
4. 1(N14) , TAK4~a NI~a SAG
5. , MASZ SZE~a
reverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N45) 1(N14) 4(N01) , SZE~a BA
1.b. 2(N14) 4(N39~a) , SZA3~a1
2.a. 5(N19) 3(N04) ,
2.b. 1(N19) 3(N41) , BAR
3.a. [...] , [...]
3.b. [...] 3(N39~a)# , [...]
4.a. [...] , [...]
4.b. [...] , [...]
column 2
1. 2(N46) 2(N04) 2(N41) , LAGAB~b SZE~a BA
2. [1(N45) 2(N14) 5(N01)] , [...]
column 3
1. 1(N34) 3(N14) 1(N04) 2(N41)# , GIR3@g~b PA~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	P005171
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P005171

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	72.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
Written In
Excavation Number	Ashm 1926,615
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number	Ashm 1926-0615
Accession Number

References

primary: MSVO 1, 104

[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.

72x52x18 - fragment of a damaged tablet with an account of barley and emmer (?)
history: OECT 7, 51

[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 09:17:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:21	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, 104 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005171.

MSVO 1, 104 artifact entry (No. P005171). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005171

MSVO 1, 104 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005171 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005171},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005171},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005171
LB  - CDLI:P005171
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - MSVO 1, 104 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005171
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 1, 104 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005171.

MSVO 1, 104 artifact entry (No. P005171). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005171

MSVO 1, 104 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005171 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005171},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005171},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005171
LB  - CDLI:P005171
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - MSVO 1, 104 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005171
ER  -