MSVO 1, 213 (P005280)

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 1926-0647

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

78.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N01) , |SAGxMA| |SAL.KUR~a| SZA E2~a |MUSZENx2(N57)|
1.b1. , (ZATU751~a ERIM~a#)a
1.b2. , ([...])a
2.a. 1(N01)# , |SAGxMA| X SZA# [...]
2.b1. , (DUR2 3(N57) ZATU751~a)a
2.b2. , (AB~a TUR#? KU3~a 1(N02))a
3.a. 1(N01) , |SAGxMA| SZA MUSZEN E2~a [...]
3.b1. , (SI MA EN~a X)a
3.b2. , (|GIxKU~b1| BAR)a
4.a. 1(N01) , |SAGxMA| KUR~a SZA |MUSZENx2(N57)| E2~a
4.b1. 1(N14) , UDU~a
4.b2. 1(N01) , KISZ KUR~a
4.b3. , (AMA~a MUSZEN MASZ ERIM~a)a
5.a. 1(N01) , |SAGxMA| GESZTU~c5 |MUSZENx2(N57)| GI SZA E2~a AMA~a
5.b. , (SAG ERIM~a TAK4~a NI~a MUSZ3~a UR2 DUR2)a
column 2
1.a. [1(N01)] , [...] KUR~a# PIRIG~b1# ERIM~a
1.b. , (|KA2xLAM| GA~a)a
2.a. 1(N02) , |SAL.KUR~a| E2~a EN~a TI
2.b. , (SI MA EN~a |GIxKU~b1|)a
3.a. 1(N02) , |SAL.KUR~a| EN~a TI E2~a
3.b1. , (TUM~c KU6~a)a
3.b2. , (|GA2~a2xSZE3| ZATU751~a)a
4.a. 1(N02) , |SAL.KUR~a| EN~a E2~a TI
4.b1. , (|SZE~a&SZE~a| KASZ~b DA~a)a
4.b2. , (3(N57) A)a
5.a. 1(N01) , |SAL.KUR~a| DIM~a DA~a |SAGxMA|
5.b. , (LAGAB~b |DUxDISZ|? ERIM~a)a
reverse
column 1
1.a. 2(N01) , |SAGxMA| |SAL.KUR~a| AL
1.b. , ([...] X DU)a
2.a. 1(N01)# , TUR# PAP~a SAL NI~a AL [...]
2.b. , (AN GAR# |MUSZENx2(N57)| SZA)a SAL
3.a. 1(N01) , KUR~a PAP~a EN~a |SZU2.E2~a|
3.b. , (SAL AMA~a MUSZEN MASZ |GIxKU~b1|? KI)a
4.a. 1(N01)# , |SAL.KUR~a|# EN~a |SZU2.E2~a|
4.b. , (GAL~a ERIM~a PU2)a
5.a. 1(N01) , |SAL.KUR~a| EN~a |SZU2.E2~a|
5.b1. , (SU~a U2~b)a
5.b2. , (URU~a1 SAR~a)a
6.a. 1(N01) , |SAGxMA| KUR~a E2~c ZATU735~a
6.b. , (E2~a SAL AD~c)a
column 2
1.a. 1(N01)# , |SAL.KUR~a| UD5~a [...]
1.b. , (|GA2~a2xSZE3|# DUR2 ZATU751~a)a ERIM~a
2.a. [...] , [...] X
2.b. , (I# GI6 ERIM~a)a
3.a. 1(N01) , [...] PAP~a# BU~a# [...]
3.b. , (|SAGxMA|)a
4.a. 1(N01) , X [...] SAL#
4.b. , ([...] X)a
5.a. 1(N01) , |SAL.KUR~a| E2~a SZUR2~a SZU RU DU
5.b. , (|GA2~a2xSZE3| RU)a |SAGxMA| ERIM~a
6.a. 1(N01) , |SAL.KUR~a| |SAGxMA| TU~b TAK4~a A
6.b1. , (E2~a U4 LAM~b)a
6.b2. , (AD~c? NI~a SZU)a
7.a. 1(N01) , |SAL.KUR~a| |MAH~axNA~a|
7.b. , (TUM~c SZA SZA)a |SAL.KUR~a|
8.a. 2(N01) , MEN~a TUR NUNUZ~a1
8.b. , (E2~a DAH)a

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/P005280

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 78.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number Ashm 1926,647
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1926-0647
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 1, 213

    [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.

    78x47x16 - nearly complete but damaged tablet with an account of a labor force - s. the foregoing comment and A. Vaiman, VDI 1974/2, 141 no. 28 part of obv., H. Nissen, P. Damerow and R. Englund, Frühe Schrift, 113-116 (catalogue no. 13.4)

  • history: OECT 7, 73

    [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. 13.4

    [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. 28 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 Approved View
2017-10-26 at 13:20:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2007-11-17 at 03:06:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:23 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:04 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, 213 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005280.
MSVO 1, 213 artifact entry (No. P005280). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005280 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 1, 213 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005280 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 1, 213 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005280},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005280},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 1, 213 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005280.
MSVO 1, 213 artifact entry (No. P005280). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005280 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 1, 213 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005280 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 1, 213 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005280},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005280},
}


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