MSVO 1, 187 (P005254)

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 1926-0702

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

34.0 mm × 22.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]
column 2
1. [...] , [...] DUR~b |NI~a.RU| AB~a [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P005254

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 34.0 mm × 22.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
Written In
Excavation Number Ashm 1926,702
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1926-0702
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 1, 187

    [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.

    34x22x16 - small fragment of a damaged tablet with an account of sexagesimally counted objects DURb (?)

  • history: OECT 7, 155

    [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 Artifacts

“MSVO 1, 187 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005254.
MSVO 1, 187 artifact entry (No. P005254). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005254
MSVO 1, 187 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005254 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 187 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005254},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005254},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005254
LB  - CDLI:P005254
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - MSVO 1, 187 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005254
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 1, 187 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P005254.
MSVO 1, 187 artifact entry (No. P005254). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005254
MSVO 1, 187 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005254 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 187 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005254},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005254},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005254
LB  - CDLI:P005254
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - MSVO 1, 187 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005254
ER  -
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