MSVO 3, 18 (P005329)

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 016

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

79.0 mm × 69.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 1(N03)# 1(N24~a) , [...] AN# RU SAL HI# KA~a
2. 3(N03) , 3(N57)# MUD# TE SI U4
3. [...] , [...] KA~a#
4. [...] 1(N24~a)#? , [...]
column 2
1. [...] , [...] X
2. 1(N03) , SUKKAL ZI~a
3. 3(N40) , GI6 NI~a BU~a
4. 1(N03) 3(N40) , PA~a |1(N58).BAD~a|
5. 1(N03) , |E2~ax1(N57)@t| SZUBUR
6. 1(N03) , ZABALAM~a
column 3
1. 1(N03)# 2(N40) 1(N24~a) , SAG KA~a UR4~b SAL# ZABALAM~a
2. 1(N40)# 1(N24~a)? , ZABALAM~a SAG UR4~b U4# 3(N57) MUD
3. , GU7
reverse
column 1
1. [...] 1(N18)# [...] 1(N03)# 1(N40)# ,
2. , [...]
column 2
1. , GU7#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P005329

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 79.0 mm × 69.0 mm × 23.0 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 016
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 3, 18

    [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 Unpublished.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. 4.18

    [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 09:17:13 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 12:13:05 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 3, 18 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005329.
MSVO 3, 18 artifact entry (No. P005329). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005329 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 3, 18 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005329 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 3, 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005329},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005329},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - MSVO 3, 18 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005329
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 3, 18 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005329.
MSVO 3, 18 artifact entry (No. P005329). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005329 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 3, 18 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005329 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 3, 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005329},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005329},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005329
LB  - CDLI:P005329
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - MSVO 3, 18 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005329
ER  -
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