MSVO 3, 27 (P005338)

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

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Land Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

Berlin 023

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

35.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...]
2. , AB~a U2~b [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 6(N14) 4(N39~a) [...] , HI@g~a# [...]

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	P005338
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P005338

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	35.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 15.0 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 023
Accession Number

References

primary: MSVO 3, 27

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 Unpublished.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

Fragment einer Tafel mit Eintragungen über Getreide.
history: Frühe Schrift, Nr. 4.27

[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 09:17:15	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, 27 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005338.

MSVO 3, 27 artifact entry (No. P005338). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005338 (Original work published 2001)

MSVO 3, 27 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005338 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 3, 27 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005338},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005338},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005338
LB  - CDLI:P005338
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - MSVO 3, 27 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005338
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 3, 27 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005338.

MSVO 3, 27 artifact entry (No. P005338). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005338 (Original work published 2001)

MSVO 3, 27 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005338 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 3, 27 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005338},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005338},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005338
LB  - CDLI:P005338
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - MSVO 3, 27 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005338
ER  -