MSVO 1, 109 (P005176)

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 1926-0572

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

79.0 mm × 77.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(N20)# [...] ,
2. [1(N03) 2(N40)] ,
3. 1(N01)# , DUG~b
4. 1(N01) , DUG~c
5. 1(N14) , SZU2#
6. [...] , ZATU644~a
7. 3(N01)# , ME~a ZATU753
8. 4(N01)# [...] , MA#
column 2
1. 7(N01) , HASZHUR#
2. 2(N14)# 4(N01) , UDU~a
3. 3(N14) , SUHUR#
4. 2(N52) ,
5. , |NI~a.RU| GIBIL SU~a 3(N57)# GU7# [...]
column 3
1.a. 2(N51)# 3(N14) 7(N01) [...] , GUG2 GAR#
1.b. 2(N20) 1(N05) 1(N42~a) 1(N25) ,
2.a. 4(N14) 5(N01) , DUG~a KASZ~a#
2.b1. 2(N05) 2(N42~a) 1(N25) ,
2.b2. 1(N03) 2(N40) ,
3. [...] , [MU |ZATU714xHI@g~a|]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P005176

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 79.0 mm × 77.0 mm × 26.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
Written In
Excavation Number Ashm 1926,572
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1926-0572
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 1, 109

    [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.

    79x77x26 - sealed - nearly complete but badly damaged tablet with a mixed account

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-16 at 14:41:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:18:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:21 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 Artifacts

“MSVO 1, 109 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005176.
MSVO 1, 109 artifact entry (No. P005176). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005176 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 1, 109 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005176 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {MSVO 1, 109 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005176},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005176},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 1, 109 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005176.
MSVO 1, 109 artifact entry (No. P005176). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005176 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 1, 109 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005176 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {MSVO 1, 109 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005176},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005176},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005176
LB  - CDLI:P005176
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - MSVO 1, 109 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005176
ER  -
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