MSVO 3, 41 (P005352)

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 032

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

83.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a1A. 5(N14) , U2~b A
1.a1B. , GIR3~c NI~a
1.a2. 2(N14)# , NIM~a ME~a
1.a3. 2(N14) , PAP~a PA~a
1.a4. 2(N19) , |GISZ.TE| U4 E2~a U4@t
1.b1. 1(N34) , SZE~a
1.b2. 1(N46) 1(N19) ,
1.c1A. 2(N45) , SZE~a U4 GIBIL
1.c1B. 4(N19) ,
1.c2A. 1(N45) , SZE~a# |U4x2(N57)|
1.c2B. 7(N19) ,
2.a1. 2(N14) , SI ME~a E2~a
2.a2. 1(N14) , NA~a MUD BU~a
2.a3. 2(N14) , NI~a# SA~c# UB
2.b1. 2(N14) 3(N01) , |MUSZENx2(N57)| PAP~a
2.b2. 2(N14) , TI@t GIR3~c
2.b3. 2(N14) , EN~a AB~a PAP~a

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/P005352

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 83.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 30.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Land Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number Berlin 032
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 3, 41

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 Unpublished.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

    Untypisch dicke, rundherum beschriebene Tafel mit einer Abrechnung über größere Mengen Gerste und Emmer mit Summen der Eintragungen.

  • history: Frühe Schrift, Nr. 4.41

    [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 09:17:18 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, 41 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005352.
MSVO 3, 41 artifact entry (No. P005352). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005352 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 3, 41 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005352 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 3, 41 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005352},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005352},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - MSVO 3, 41 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005352
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 3, 41 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005352.
MSVO 3, 41 artifact entry (No. P005352). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005352 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 3, 41 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005352 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 3, 41 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005352},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005352},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005352
LB  - CDLI:P005352
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - MSVO 3, 41 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005352
ER  -
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