MSVO 3, 61 (P005372)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 140854

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

83.0 mm × 71.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(N34) 3(N14) 1(N01) 1(N39~a) , GAL~a TE
2. 2(N34) , KINGAL
3. 2(N45) , SAL EN~c
4. 1(N45) 3(N14) 1(N01) 1(N39~a) , NAM2 URU~a1
column 2
1. 1(N45) 3(N14) 1(N01) 1(N39~a) , GAL~a SUKKAL
2. 1(N45) 2(N14) , NIR~a TE
3. 7(N14) , KUR~a TE
4. 6(N14) 3(N01) 3(N39~a) , ZAG~a GAL~a BARA3
5. ,
reverse
column 1
1. 6(N34) 1(N45) 5(N14) 1(N01) 1(N39~a) , SZE~a KU~b1 SZIM~a
column 2
1. , SI4~f NI~a SA~c

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P005372

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 83.0 mm × 71.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 140854
Accession Number 1989-01-30, 0001

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1989-0130-1

References

  • primary: MSVO 3, 61

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 Unpublished.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

    Abrechnung über Zuteilungen größerer Mengen Gerste an mehrere hochrangige Beamte mit der Summe der Eintragungen auf der Rückseite. Der Text enthält mehrere Tilgungen.

  • history: Englund, OBO 160/1, p. 108 fig. 35

    [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. 4.61, p. 157 copy obv.

    [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
2023-10-29 at 22:09:26 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:23 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 12:13:06 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, 61 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005372.
MSVO 3, 61 artifact entry (No. P005372). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005372 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 3, 61 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005372 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 3, 61 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005372},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005372},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 3, 61 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005372.
MSVO 3, 61 artifact entry (No. P005372). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005372 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 3, 61 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005372 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 3, 61 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005372},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005372},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - MSVO 3, 61 artifact entry
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