MSVO 3, 52 (P005363)

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 004

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 × 71.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 2(N47) 1(N20) 1(N05) 1(N40) , HI@g~a BA
1.b1. 8(N20) 4(N05) 2(N42~a) , HI@g~a
1.b2. 1(N45~a) 2(N18) 2(N03) 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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P005363

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 84.0 mm × 71.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Land Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number Berlin 004
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 3, 52

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 Unpublished.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

    Abrechnung mit zwei Eintragungen über Malz und Gerstenschrot, vermutlich zur Bierherstellung, und mit der Summe der Eintragungen auf der Vorderseite. Der Text enthält eine Notation über die größte Menge Malz, die auf einer archaischen Tafel bisher belegt

  • history: Archaic Bookkeeping, pl. 36, p. 40

    [Englund1993Bookkeeping] Nissen, Hans J., Peter Damerow, and Robert K. Englund. 1993. Archaic Bookkeeping: Writing and Techniques of Economic Administration in the Ancient near East.

  • 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. 4.52

    [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. 68 copy obv.

    [sec2444] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-04-15 at 12:24:53 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars 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
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 Artifacts

“MSVO 3, 52 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P005363.
MSVO 3, 52 artifact entry (No. P005363). (2025, April 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005363 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 3, 52 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005363 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 15},
	title = {MSVO 3, 52 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005363},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005363},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 3, 52 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P005363.
MSVO 3, 52 artifact entry (No. P005363). (2025, April 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005363 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 3, 52 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005363 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
@misc{2025MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 15},
	title = {MSVO 3, 52 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005363},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005363},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/4/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P005363
LB  - CDLI:P005363
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - MSVO 3, 52 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005363
ER  -
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