MSVO 3, 55 (P005366)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

MMA 1988.433.03

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

69.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N14) 2(N01) , HI@g~a AN U4 SIG MUSZ3~a NAGAR~a# EZEN~b
1.b. 2(N18) ,
2.a. 1(N14) 4(N01) 1(N28) , KINGAL
2.b. 4(N03) 1(N40) ,
3. , KU~b2 SZIM~a
reverse
column 1
1. 3(N20) 1(N28~c) , HI@g~a
2. 2(N18) 4(N03) 1(N40) ,
3. , KU~b2 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/P005366

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 69.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number MMA 1988.433.03
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q104398024

References

  • primary: MSVO 3, 55

    [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 Unpublished.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 mit den Summen beider Getreide auf der Rückseite. Wegen ihres zerbrechlichen Zustands konnte die Tafel nicht für die Ausstellung freigegeben werden.

  • history: Frühe Schrift, Nr. 4.55

    [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: CTMMA 4, 181

    [Spar2014CTMMA4] Spar, Ira, and Michael Jursa. 2014. The Ebabbar Temple Archive and Other Texts from the Fourth to the First Millennium B.C. Cuneiform Texts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume 4. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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
2024-10-15 at 10:50:25 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 09:17:22 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, 55 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005366.
MSVO 3, 55 artifact entry (No. P005366). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005366 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 3, 55 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005366 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {MSVO 3, 55 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005366},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005366},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 3, 55 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005366.
MSVO 3, 55 artifact entry (No. P005366). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005366 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 3, 55 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005366 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {MSVO 3, 55 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005366},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005366},
}


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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P005366
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - MSVO 3, 55 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005366
ER  -
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