MSVO 1, 216 (P005283)

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 1926-0606

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

70.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(N14) , |SAL.KUR~a| SZE~a SZU
2. 2(N14) 4(N01) , SZE~a KU~b1 SZIM~a
3. 3(N14) , LAL2~a PA~a A KU3~a
column 2
1. 1(N20) 3(N05) , UR5~a
2. 3(N03) ,
3. 1(N01) , GAR PU2?
4. 2(N01) , TAK4~a A
5.a1. 3(N01) , ME~a#
5.a2. , SAG
5.b. , X [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N45) 4(N01) , SZE~a GU7

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P005283

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 70.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: Excellent)

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
Written In
Excavation Number Ashm 1926,606
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1926-0606
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 1, 216

    [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.

    70x40x18 - complete tablet with a grain account - obverse also published S. Langdon, Art and Archaeology 26, 163 - H. Field, Field Museum of Natural History, Anthropology, Leaflet 28 (1929) pl. X obv. photo, H. Nissen, P. Damerow and R. Englund, Frühe Schrif

  • history: Englund, OBO 160/1, p. 115 fig. 38

    [Englund1998OBO160/1] Englund, Robert K. 1998. “Texts from the Late Uruk Period.” In Annäherungen 1: Mesopotamien. Späturuk-Zeit Und Frühdynastische Zeit, edited by Pascal Attinger and Markus Wäfler, 13–233. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 160/1. Freiburg Schweiz: Universitätsverlag.

    copy

  • history: OECT 7, 10

    [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, p. 177, no. 18.9

    [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: S. Langdon, Art and Archaeology 26, 163

    [sec2339] N.d.

  • history: H. Field, Field Museum of Natural History, Anthropology, Leaflet 28 (1929) pl. X obv. photo

    [sec2340] N.d.

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
2018-02-12 at 09:17:05 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 Artifacts

“MSVO 1, 216 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005283.
MSVO 1, 216 artifact entry (No. P005283). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005283 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 1, 216 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005283 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 1, 216 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005283},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005283},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 1, 216 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005283.
MSVO 1, 216 artifact entry (No. P005283). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005283 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 1, 216 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005283 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 1, 216 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005283},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005283},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - MSVO 1, 216 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005283
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