MSVO 3, 17 (P005328)

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

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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Land Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

Berlin 015

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

25.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N03)# , [...] SUKKAL# PAP~a# GI
2. 1(N03) , |E2~ax1(N57)@t| SZUBUR
column 2
1. 3(N03)# , EN~a RU [...]
2. , GU7
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N18)# 1(N03)# [...] , [...]
column 2
1. , [...]

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	P005328
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P005328

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	25.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Land Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	Berlin 015
Accession Number

References

primary: MSVO 3, 17

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 Unpublished.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

Bruchstück einer Abrechnung über Zuteilungen von Malz mit deren Summe auf der Rückseite.
history: Frühe Schrift, Nr. 4.17

[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	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-22 at 14:41:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 09:17:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:24	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:05	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 3, 17 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005328.

MSVO 3, 17 artifact entry (No. P005328). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005328 (Original work published 2001)

MSVO 3, 17 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005328 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 3, 17 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005328},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005328},
}

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TI  - MSVO 3, 17 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 3, 17 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005328.

MSVO 3, 17 artifact entry (No. P005328). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005328 (Original work published 2001)

MSVO 3, 17 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005328 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 3, 17 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005328},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005328},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005328
LB  - CDLI:P005328
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - MSVO 3, 17 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005328
ER  -