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MSVO 1, 126 (P005193)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 132903

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

90.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N34)# 8(N14)# [...] , [...] SZE~a
2. 4(N14) 2(N01) [...] , [...]
3. 2(N18) 3(N03) [...] , [...]
4. 4(N14) [...] , [...]
5. 2(N52) 1(N38) 5(N21) ,
6. 1(N14) , SZU2
column 2
1. 1(N14)# [...] , [...]

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Collections

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 90.0 high × 56.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Undetermined

Related publications

primary: MSVO 1, 126

[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.

90x56x18 - fragmentary tablet with a mixed account
history: OECT 7, 77

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: IM 132903
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
Elevation:
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Excavation No: Ashm 1926,610
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Chronology

Period: Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-02-12 at 09:16:58	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:21	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:02	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved

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Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 1, 126 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005193.

MSVO 1, 126 artifact entry (No. P005193). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005193

MSVO 1, 126 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005193 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).

@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005193},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005193},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005193
LB  - CDLI:P005193
M1  - 2026/1/21/
TI  - MSVO 1, 126 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005193
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 1, 126 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005193.

MSVO 1, 126 artifact entry (No. P005193). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005193

MSVO 1, 126 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005193 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).

@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005193},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005193},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005193
LB  - CDLI:P005193
M1  - 2026/1/21/
TI  - MSVO 1, 126 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005193
ER  -