MSVO 1, 234 (P005301)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

RTI (obverse)

RTI (reverse)

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1927-0048

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

54.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...] SANGA~a ME~a UB
2. [...] , [...] NAGAR~a# BALA~a SAG#
3. [...] , [...] ME~a#?
4. [...] , [...] X DU A
column 2
1. 3(N01) , E2~a |1(N58).BAD~a|? SAL
2. 2(N01) , GAR LA2 SA~a
3. 2(N01) , AB~a TAK4~a KI GAR
4. 1(N14) , APIN~a# [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...] X
2. [...] , [...] TAR~a? SANGA~a#

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Consult word list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P005301
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P005301

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	54.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
Written In
Excavation Number	Ashm 1927,48
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number	Ashm 1927-0048
Accession Number

References

primary: MSVO 1, 234

[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.

54x41x15 - fragment of a damaged tablet with an account of unclear contents

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-16 at 14:41:26	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:08	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:23	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:04	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 1, 234 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005301.

MSVO 1, 234 artifact entry (No. P005301). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005301 (Original work published 2001)

MSVO 1, 234 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005301 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {MSVO 1, 234 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005301},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005301},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 1, 234 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005301.

MSVO 1, 234 artifact entry (No. P005301). (2024, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005301 (Original work published 2001)

MSVO 1, 234 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005301 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {MSVO 1, 234 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005301},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005301},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/16/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P005301
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - MSVO 1, 234 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005301
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