MSVO 3, 42 (P005353)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 140853

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

78.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 6(N14) 3(N19) , SZE~a LU2 MUD3~d
1.b1. 6(N14) , SZE~a
1.b2. 3(N19) , U4
2.a. 1(N46) , SZE~a UNUG~a E2~a
2.b1. 5(N14) , SZE~a
2.b2. 5(N19) ,
3. 5(N14) , SZUBUR SUG5 PA~a
column 2
1. 4(N14) , TI@t ZAG~a
2. , LU2 MUD3~d
reverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N45) 1(N46) 8(N14) , SZE~a
1.b1. 2(N45) , SZE~a
1.b2. 8(N19) ,
2. , LU2 MUD3~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/P005353

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 78.0 mm × 50.0 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) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 140853
Accession Number 1989-01-30, 0002

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.140853
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1989-0130-2

References

  • primary: MSVO 3, 42

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 Unpublished.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

    Abrechnung über Gerste und Emmer mit zwei Teilsummen auf der Vorderseite und getrennten Summen für Gerste und Emmer sowie einer Gesamtsumme auf der Rückseite.

  • history: Finkel & Taylor, Cuneiform, Fig. 54

    [FinkelTaylor2015] Finkel, Irving L., and Jonathan Taylor. 2015. Cuneiform. British Museum.

  • history: Frühe Schrift, Nr. 4.42

    [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
2024-06-01 at 15:52:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:19 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, 42 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005353.
MSVO 3, 42 artifact entry (No. P005353). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005353 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 3, 42 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005353 (Accessed: June 11, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 3, 42 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005353},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005353},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 3, 42 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005353.
MSVO 3, 42 artifact entry (No. P005353). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005353 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 3, 42 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005353 (Accessed: June 11, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 3, 42 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005353},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005353},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005353
LB  - CDLI:P005353
M1  - 2026/6/11/
TI  - MSVO 3, 42 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005353
ER  -
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