MSVO 1, 182 (P005249)

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 1926-0714

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

31.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 8(N01)# , AN SAG [...]
column 2
1. [...] , [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P005249

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 31.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number Ashm 1926,714
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1926-0714
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 1, 182

    [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.

    31x26x14 - small fragment of a damaged tablet with an account of unclear contents

  • history: OECT 7, 174

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-02-12 at 09:17:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:22 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:03 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 1, 182 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005249.
MSVO 1, 182 artifact entry (No. P005249). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005249
MSVO 1, 182 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005249 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 182 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005249},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005249},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005249
LB  - CDLI:P005249
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - MSVO 1, 182 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005249
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 1, 182 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005249.
MSVO 1, 182 artifact entry (No. P005249). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005249
MSVO 1, 182 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005249 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 182 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005249},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005249},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005249
LB  - CDLI:P005249
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - MSVO 1, 182 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005249
ER  -
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