MSVO 3, 51 (P005362)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 29562

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

84.0 mm × 77.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N45) 9(N14) 2(N39~a) , HI@g~a
1.b1. 9(N20) 1(N05) 3(N42~a) , HI@g~a
1.b2. 9(N18) 4(N03) 4(N40) ,
1.c1A. 7(N20) 4(N42~a) , HI@g~a NAGA~a
1.c1B. 7(N18) 4(N03) 4(N40) ,
1.c2A. 2(N20)? 4(N42~a)? , HI@g~a DUB~a
1.c2B. 2(N18) 4(N40) ,
2. , KU~b1 SZIM~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/P005362

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 84.0 mm × 77.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 29562
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010120684
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q62109149

References

  • primary: MSVO 3, 51

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 Unpublished.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

    Abrechnung mit je zwei Eintragungen über Malz und Gerstenschrot, vermutlich zur Bierherstellung, die sowohl nach der Art des Getreides als auch nach einem zweiten, unbekannten Kriterium zu Teilsummen zusammengefaßt wurden, und mit der Gesamtsumme der Eint

  • history: Englund, OBO 160/1, p. 187 fig. 73

    [Englund1998OBO160/1] Englund, Robert K. 1998. “Texts from the Late Uruk Period.” In Annäherungen 1: Mesopotamien. Späturuk-Zeit Und Frühdynastische Zeit, edited by Pascal Attinger and Markus Wäfler, 13–233. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 160/1. Freiburg Schweiz: Universitätsverlag.

    copy

  • history: Frühe Schrift, Nr. 4.51

    [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.

  • history: p. 70 copy obv.

    [sec2441] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars Approved View
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
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:21 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
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 3, 51 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005362.
MSVO 3, 51 artifact entry (No. P005362). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005362 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 3, 51 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005362 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {MSVO 3, 51 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005362},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005362},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 3, 51 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005362.
MSVO 3, 51 artifact entry (No. P005362). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005362 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 3, 51 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005362 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {MSVO 3, 51 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005362},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005362},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005362
LB  - CDLI:P005362
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - MSVO 3, 51 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005362
ER  -
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