MSVO 3, 49 (P005360)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 0202

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Account for a quantity of 12,712 liters of barley, with the sum on the back.)

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

71.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N34) 3(N14) , BA KI
2. 1(N45) , KALAM~b BULUG3 PA~a
3. 7(N14) 3(N01) , BULUG3 SZURUPPAK~b
4. 1(N45) , MUSZEN SZE~a
column 2
1. , SI4~f NI~a SA~c
reverse
column 1
1. 2(N34) 3(N01) , SZE~a KINGAL

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Account for a quantity of 12,712 liters of barley, with the sum on the back.)
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P005360

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 71.0 mm × 47.0 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) Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number MS 0202
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 3, 49

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 Unpublished.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

    Abrechnung über größere Mengen Gerste mit deren Summe auf der Rückseite.

  • history: Frühe Schrift, Nr. 4.49

    [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 09:17:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:25 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:05 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2002-02-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 3, 49 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005360.
MSVO 3, 49 artifact entry (No. P005360). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005360 (Original work published 2002)
MSVO 3, 49 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005360 (Accessed: June 11, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 3, 49 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005360},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005360},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 3, 49 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005360.
MSVO 3, 49 artifact entry (No. P005360). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005360 (Original work published 2002)
MSVO 3, 49 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005360 (Accessed: June 11, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 3, 49 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005360},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005360},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005360
LB  - CDLI:P005360
M1  - 2026/6/11/
TI  - MSVO 3, 49 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005360
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