MSVO 3, 08 (P005319)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 1711

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (List of various quantities of beer and malt.)

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

72.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]
2. 2(N14) , DUG~a#?
3. 4(N03) 1(N40) , SI4~f# NAMESZDA# SAR~a#?
column 2
1. 3(N03) ,
2. 1(N03) 1(N40) ,
3. 2(N03) , SAL HI KA~a
4. 2(N03) 1(N40) , MUD NUN~a#? [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (List of various quantities of beer and malt.)
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P005319

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 72.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 1711
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 3, 8

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 Unpublished.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

    Tafel mit einer Eintragung über Bier und einer Auflistung verschiedener Mengen Malz. Da der Ersteigerer unbekannt ist, konnte die Tafel nicht in die Ausstellung aufgenommen werden.

  • history: Frühe Schrift, Nr. 4.08

    [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 09:17:11 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
2002-02-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 3, 08 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005319.
MSVO 3, 08 artifact entry (No. P005319). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005319 (Original work published 2002)
MSVO 3, 08 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005319 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 3, 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005319},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005319},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 3, 08 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005319.
MSVO 3, 08 artifact entry (No. P005319). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005319 (Original work published 2002)
MSVO 3, 08 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005319 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 3, 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005319},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005319},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - MSVO 3, 08 artifact entry
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