MSVO 3, 47 (P005358)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

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Photo

Lineart

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 1710

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Allotments of barley.)

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

47.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 4(N14) 1(N39~a) , SI4~f BA
1.b1. 3(N14) 4(N01) 1(N39~a) ,
1.b2. 2(N01) , SZE~a
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N14) 2(N01) 1(N39~a) , BA E2~a# SI4~f DU#? SI4~d

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 (Allotments of barley.)
Language(s)	Undetermined

Chronology

Period	Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P005358
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P005358

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	47.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 13.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number	MS 1710
Accession Number

References

primary: MSVO 3, 47

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 Unpublished.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

Tafel mit zwei Eintragungen über Zuteilungen von Gerste und deren Summe auf der Vorderseite und einer weiteren Eintragung über eine Zuteilung von Gerste auf der Rückseite.
history: Frühe Schrift, Nr. 4.47

[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
2018-03-04 at 12:45:46	Johnson, J. Cale	Transliteration	Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:20	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:24	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:05	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2002-02-21 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 3, 47 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005358.

MSVO 3, 47 artifact entry (No. P005358). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005358 (Original work published 2002)

MSVO 3, 47 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005358 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 3, 47 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005358},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005358},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 3, 47 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005358.

MSVO 3, 47 artifact entry (No. P005358). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005358 (Original work published 2002)

MSVO 3, 47 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005358 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 3, 47 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005358},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005358},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005358
LB  - CDLI:P005358
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - MSVO 3, 47 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005358
ER  -