MSVO 1, 172 (P005239)

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 1926-0675

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

54.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , |DUG~cx1(N57)|#
2. [...] , SZU2
3. [...] , [...]
4. [...] , [...] X
column 2
1. 5(N01) , HASZHUR#
2. 1(N01) , |GA2~a1xX|#
3. 1(N01) , UKKIN~a#
4. , NUN~a# TAK4~a# KI#
column 3
1. 1(N01) , |GA2~a1xSZA| SZE~a
2. , |NI~a.RU|
3. , 3(N57) MUSZ3~a
4. , UNUG~a
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
  (no linguistic content)

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
CDLI Seals 003473 (composite) City Seal (P456183) S003473 uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr) Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P005239

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 54.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number Ashm 1926,675
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1926-0675
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 1, 172

    [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.

    54x49x21 - sealed - fragmentary, damaged tablet with a mixed account including dried fruits and a grape product (?)

  • history: OECT 7, 48 = 124

    [Langdon1928OECT7] Langdon, Stephen Herbert. 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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-02-12 at 09:17:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-04 at 18:58:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:22 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:03 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 1, 172 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005239.
MSVO 1, 172 artifact entry (No. P005239). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005239
MSVO 1, 172 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005239 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005239},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005239},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005239
LB  - CDLI:P005239
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - MSVO 1, 172 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005239
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 1, 172 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005239.
MSVO 1, 172 artifact entry (No. P005239). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005239
MSVO 1, 172 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005239 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005239},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005239},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005239
LB  - CDLI:P005239
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - MSVO 1, 172 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005239
ER  -
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