MSVO 3, 53 (P005364)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Bodmer Museum, Cologny, Switzerland

Museum Number

Bodmer 2

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

30.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 2(N14)# , [...] X
2. 1(N14) , PA~a NA~a
3. 4(N14) , 3(N57) |EN2.E2~b| ISZ~b
column 2
1. 4(N14)# , PAP~a X
2. 3(N14) , DIN KI E2~b
3. 2(N14) , NUN~a AB~b X [...]
reverse
column 1
1.a. [...] , [...]
1.b1. , |3(N57).PIRIG~b1| TUR
1.b2. , MUSZEN TUR BU~a
2. , [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P005364

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 30.0 mm × 55.0 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) Bodmer Museum, Cologny, Switzerland
Museum Number Bodmer 2
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 3, 53

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 Unpublished.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

    Bruchstück einer Abrechnung über Gerste. Der Text stammt aus demselben Archiv wie die archaischen Texte der Erlenmeyer-Sammlung, konnte aber wegen seines zerbrechlichen Zustandes nicht für die Ausstellung freigegeben werden. Kollationiert 8.8.90.

  • history: Frühe Schrift, Nr. 4.53

    [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: ZA 53 (pp. 1-8), 2

    [Sollberger1959ZA53] Sollberger, Edmond. 1959. “Sumerica.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 53: 1–8.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-02 at 18:31:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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, 53 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005364.
MSVO 3, 53 artifact entry (No. P005364). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005364 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 3, 53 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005364 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {MSVO 3, 53 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005364},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005364},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 3, 53 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005364.
MSVO 3, 53 artifact entry (No. P005364). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005364 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 3, 53 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005364 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {MSVO 3, 53 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005364},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005364},
}


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