MSVO 1, 212 (P005279)

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 1926-0566

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

107.0 mm × 70.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N01) , SAL GAR# X X
1.b1. , (ZATU751~a# ERIM~a)a
1.b2. , ([...] X)a
2.a. [1(N01)] , |SAL.KUR~a|# [...]
2.b1. , (3(N57)# [...] X)a
2.b2. , ([...] KU3~a)a
3.a. 1(N01) , KUR~a E2~a SZA |MUSZENx2(N57)|#
3.b1. , (SI DUG~a#? X X)a
3.b2. , ([...])a
4.a. 1(N01) , KUR~a# |MUSZENx2(N57)|# [...]
4.b1. 1(N14) , UDU~a#
4.b2. 1(N01) , [...]
4.b3. , (AMA~a# ERIM~a MUSZEN MASZ)a
5.a. [1(N01)] , [...]
5.b1. , ([...])a
5.b2. , ([...] SAG# ERIM~a# [...])a
6.a. [1(N01)] , [...]
6.b1. , ([...] |KA2xLAM| GA~a)a
6.b2. , (X IL# KI?)a
7.a. [1(N01)] , [...] DIM~a# DA~a X
7.b. , (LAGAB~b |DUxDISZ|# ERIM~a)a
8.a. [1(N01)] , [...] X
8.b. , ([...] X)a
9.a. [1(N01)] , SAL AL# TUR [...]
9.b1. , (AN |MUSZENx2(N57)| GAR# X SZA#)a
9.b2. , ([...])a
column 2
1.a. 1(N01) , KUR~a# EN~a# TI# E2~a#
1.b. , (AMA~a# MUSZEN# MASZ# KI# ZATU694~c# GI#)a
2.a. 1(N01) , SAL# E2~a# EN~a# [...]
2.b1. , (GAL~a# PU2#)a
2.b2. , (X X [...])a
3.a. [1(N01)] , SAL# EN~a# |SZU2.E2~a|#
3.b1. , (SU~a# U2~b)a
3.b2. , (URU~a1 SAR~a)a
4.a. 1(N01)# , KUR~a# ZATU735~a# E2~a
4.b1. , (E2~a SAL AD~c)a
4.b2. , (GU4@g DIN)a
5.a. 1(N01) , SAL UD5~a
5.b1. , (MEN~a DUR2# ZATU751~a# ERIM~a)a
5.b2. , (TUM~c SZA# SZA#?)a
6.a. 1(N01) , KUR~a X UD5~a# AD~a#
6.b1. , (I GI6 ERIM~a#)a
6.b2. , (E2~a#? DAH#)a
7.a. 1(N01)# , PAP~a# BU~a#? NE~a
7.b1. , (|SAGxMA|#)a
7.b2. , (RU# [...])a
8.a. 1(N01) , SAL# SZA# TAK4~a# A#
8.b1. , (TU~b# UD5~a#?)a
8.b2. , ([...])a
9. , DAH# X |SAGxMA|# KI#
reverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N02) , SAL |MAH~axNA~a|#
1.b1. , (TUM~c SZA SZA)a
1.b2. , (DAH E2~a)a
2.a. 2(N02) , MEN~a NUNUZ~a1 TUR
2.b. , (DAH [...])a
3.a. 1(N02) , E2~a EN~a TI
3.b1. , (SI MA)a
3.b2. , (|GIxKU~b1|)a
4.a. 1(N02) , SAL E2~a TI EN~a
4.b. , (|SZE~a&SZE~a| KASZ~c DA~a)a
5.a. 1(N02) , SAL# X X
5.b. , (TUM~c# KU6~a#? X)a
6.a. 1(N02) , SAL# MEN~a# NUNUZ~a1
6.b1. , (SAG# TAK4~a# NI~a#)a
6.b2. , (KU6~a# KISIM~a# KU~b1#)a
7.a. 2(N02)# , MEN~a NUNUZ~a1 TUR
7.b1. , (MUSZEN? KASZ~b)a
7.b2. , (DAH E2~a)a
8.a. 1(N02)# , |SILA3~axSZU2|# EN~a# A#
8.b1. , (KU6~a ERIM~a)a
8.b2. , (E2~a DAH)a
9.a. 1(N02) , SAL A |SILA3~axSZU2| EN~a
9.b1. , (MUSZEN# MASZ#)a
9.b2. , (|GIxKU~b1|)a
column 2
1. 1(N14) 7(N01) , |SAL.KUR~a| |SAGxMA|
2. 1(N14) , |SAL.KUR~a| ERIM~a X [...]
column 3
1. [2(N14)] 7(N01)# , |SAL.KUR~a|# UB PA~a#? |SAGxMA|# SANGA~a# X EN~a# 1(N04)

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/P005279

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 107.0 mm × 70.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number Ashm 1926,566
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1926-0566
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 1, 212

    [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.

    107x70x20 - nearly complete but damaged tablet with an account of a labor force, representing a nearly exact recapitulation of the two texts MSVO 1, 213 and 214 - s. A. Vaiman, VDI 1974/2, 141 no. 27 part of obv., H. Nissen, P. Damerow and R. Englund, Frühe

  • history: OECT 7, 22

    [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.

  • history: Frühe Schrift, 113-116, no. 13.3

    [Nissen1991FrüheSchrift] Nissen, Hans J., Peter Damerow, and Robert K. Englund. 1991. Frühe Schrift Und Techniken Der Wirtschaftsverwaltung Im Alten Vorderen Orient. Informationsspeicherung Und -Verarbeitung Vor 5000 Jahren. Franzbecker.

  • history: VDI 1974/2, 141 no. 27 part of obv.

    [Vaiman] Vaiman, Aisak A. n.d. Vestnik Drevnej Istorii 1974 (2).

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 14:41:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 09:17:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-09 at 13:35:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-26 at 13:20:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-11-17 at 03:06:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:23 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:04 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, 212 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005279.
MSVO 1, 212 artifact entry (No. P005279). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005279 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 1, 212 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005279 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 1, 212 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005279},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005279},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 1, 212 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005279.
MSVO 1, 212 artifact entry (No. P005279). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005279 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 1, 212 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005279 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 1, 212 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005279},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005279},
}


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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P005279
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - MSVO 1, 212 artifact entry
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