MSVO 3, 04 (P005315)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Land Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Land Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

Berlin 007

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

38.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(N40) 1(N24~a) ,
2. 1(N40) 1(N24~a) ,
column 2
1. 9(N01) , SZEN~c@t
2. 4(N01) [...] , KASZ~a#? [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...] MUSZEN# AN MUSZ3~a
column 2
1. [...] , [...]

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/P005315

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 38.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Land Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number Berlin 007
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 3, 4

    [Englund2018MSVO3] Englund, Robert K., and Peter Damerow. Unpublished. “Materialien Zu Den Frühen Schriftzeugnissen Des Vorderen Orients. Band 3.”

    Bruchstück einer Abrechnung aus der Bierherstellung.

  • history: Frühe Schrift, Nr. 4.4

    [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.

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 09:17:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:24 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 3, 04 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005315.
MSVO 3, 04 artifact entry (No. P005315). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005315 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 3, 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005315 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 3, 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005315},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005315},
}


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TI  - MSVO 3, 04 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 3, 04 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005315.
MSVO 3, 04 artifact entry (No. P005315). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005315 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 3, 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005315 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 3, 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005315},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005315},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005315
LB  - CDLI:P005315
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - MSVO 3, 04 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005315
ER  -
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