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MSVO 1, 145 (P005212)

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 055584

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 × 43.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N01) , |NINDA2x1(N01)|
1.b. 1(N05) ,
2.a. 1(N01) , 1(N39~a)
2.b. 1(N42~a) ,
3.a. 2(N01) , 1(N24)
3.b. 1(N42~a) ,
4.a. 6(N01) , 1(N28)
4.b. 1(N42~a) 1(N25) ,
5.a. 2(N14) , GAR
5.b. 3(N42~a) 1(N25) ,
6.a. 5(N01)# , DUG~a KASZ~a
6.b. 1(N42~a) 1(N28~c) ,
7. 3(N42~a)# 1(N28~c) , MU EN~a BAR DUG~a
reverse
column 1
1.a. , |NI~a.RU|
1.b. , EN~a PAP~a DU GIR3@g~b EN~a ABGAL
2.a. 1(N01) , AB2 X
2.b. , UTUL~a GAL~a
2.c. 5(N01) , UDU~a
3. 3(N05) 1(N42~a)? 1(N25) , EN~a BAR DUG~a

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 75.0 high × 43.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • Condition Description:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: MSVO 1, 145

    [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.

    75x43x17 - sealed - complete tablet with a mixed account

  • history: OECT 7, 87

    [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.: IM 055584
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
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  • Excavation No: Ashm 1926,593
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-02-12 at 09:16:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:21 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:02 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2002-02-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

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

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Cite this Artifact
“MSVO 1, 145 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P005212.
MSVO 1, 145 artifact entry (No. P005212). (2002, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005212
MSVO 1, 145 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005212 (Accessed: April 26, 2025).
@misc{2002MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-26]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {MSVO 1, 145 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005212},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005212},
}


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