MSVO 3, 23 (P005334)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Bodmer Museum, Cologny, Switzerland

Museum Collection(s)

Bodmer Museum, Cologny, Switzerland

Museum Number

Bodmer 1

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

61.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 1(N01) 2(N39~a)# , TUR SAL DARA3~c
2. 2(N01) 2(N39~a) 1(N24) , PAP~a NE~a HAL GUM~b
3. 1(N01) 1(N39~a) 1(N24) , AZ
column 2
1. [...] , [...]
2. 1(N01) 1(N24) , NIN# AN# NAGA~a#
3. 1(N01) 1(N24) , SAL DIM~a
4. 1(N01) 1(N24) , GAR SAL HI PAP~a
5. 1(N01@f) 1(N24@f) , SA~c? SAL DI
column 3
1. , [...] HAL
reverse
column 1
1. 2(N14) 1(N01) 1(N01@f) 1(N24@f) , SZE~a HAL [...]

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/P005334

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 61.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Bodmer Museum, Cologny, Switzerland
Museum Number Bodmer 1
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 3, 23

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 Unpublished.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

    Bruchstück einer Abrechnung über Zuteilungen von Gerste mit der Summen auf der Rückseite. Der Text stammt aus demselben Archiv wie die archaischen Texte der Erlenmeyer-Sammlung.

  • history: Frühe Schrift, Nr. 4.23

    [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.

  • history: ZA 53 (pp. 1-8), 1

    [Sollberger1959ZA53] Sollberger, Edmond. 1959. “Sumerica.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 53: 1–8.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-02 at 18:31:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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 09:17:14 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 Artifact

“MSVO 3, 23 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005334.
MSVO 3, 23 artifact entry (No. P005334). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005334 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 3, 23 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005334 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {MSVO 3, 23 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005334},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005334},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 3, 23 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005334.
MSVO 3, 23 artifact entry (No. P005334). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005334 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 3, 23 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005334 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {MSVO 3, 23 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005334},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005334},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005334
LB  - CDLI:P005334
M1  - 2026/6/15/
TI  - MSVO 3, 23 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005334
ER  -
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