MSVO 1, 228 (P005295)

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 1926-0746

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

53.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
column 2
1. , [...] SU~a X

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P005295

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 53.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
Written In
Excavation Number Ashm 1926,746
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1926-0746
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 1, 228

    [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.

    53x45x19 - sealed - fragment of a damaged tablet with an account of unclear contents

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-16 at 14:41:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:07 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, 228 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005295.
MSVO 1, 228 artifact entry (No. P005295). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005295 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 1, 228 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005295 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {MSVO 1, 228 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005295},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005295},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 1, 228 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005295.
MSVO 1, 228 artifact entry (No. P005295). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005295 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 1, 228 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005295 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {MSVO 1, 228 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005295},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005295},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005295
LB  - CDLI:P005295
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - MSVO 1, 228 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005295
ER  -
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