MSVO 3, 26 (P005337)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 29561

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 × 53.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N20) 2(N05) , SZU UR5~a#
1.b. [4(N39~a)] , [TAR~a]
2.a. 1(N14) , SZU UR5~a
2.b. [3(N39~a)] , X TAR~a
3. 1(N01) 1(N39~a) , UDU~a SZE~a
4. 1(N01) 1(N24) , NESAG2~b AB~a |U4x1(N01)|
column 2
1. [1(N01)?] , [...]
2. , [...] SZE~a GU7
reverse
column 1
1. 3(N20) 3(N42~a) 1(N25) , GU7
2. 1(N01) , GA2~a2 BA NAB
3. 1(N24) , GI [...]
column 2
1. 3(N14) 1(N01) 4(N39~a) , SZE~a SZAM2 EN~a AMA~a AN MEN~a 2(N57) SZA3~a1 SI4~f DU SI4~d

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/P005337

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 79.0 mm × 53.0 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) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 29561
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q62109108

References

  • primary: MSVO 3, 26

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 Unpublished.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

    Weitgehend erhaltene Abrechnung über Zuteilungen von Gerste mit deren Summe auf der Rückseite. Diese Summe wurde gemeinsam mit zwei weiteren Eintragungen zu einer Gesamtsumme zusammengefaßt.

  • history: Frühe Schrift, Nr. 4.26

    [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
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars 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 09:17:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-10-26 at 13:20:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2007-02-07 at 18:55:28 CDLI Transliteration CDLI 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, 26 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005337.
MSVO 3, 26 artifact entry (No. P005337). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005337 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 3, 26 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005337 (Accessed: June 11, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {MSVO 3, 26 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005337},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005337},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
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TI  - MSVO 3, 26 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005337
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 3, 26 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005337.
MSVO 3, 26 artifact entry (No. P005337). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005337 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 3, 26 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005337 (Accessed: June 11, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {MSVO 3, 26 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005337},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005337},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005337
LB  - CDLI:P005337
M1  - 2026/6/11/
TI  - MSVO 3, 26 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005337
ER  -
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