MSVO 3, 78 (P005389)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

unknown

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

60.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N45) 5(N14) , HI@g~a SZE~a
1.b1. 4(N14) , HI@g~a
1.b2. 1(N45) 1(N14) , SZE~a
2. , SI4~f AZ
3. , ZATU649 SI4~f DU RAD~a

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Consult word list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P005389
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P005389

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	60.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number	unknown
Accession Number

References

primary: MSVO 3, 78

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 Unpublished.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

Tafel mit einer Eintragung über Gerste und einer Eintragung über eine weitere Getreideart und deren Summe auf der Vorderseite. Die Rückseite ist unbeschrieben. Da der Ersteigerer unbekannt ist, konnte diese Tafel nicht in die Ausstellung aufgenommen werde
history: Frühe Schrift, Nr. 4.78

[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	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-22 at 14:41:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 09:17:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:25	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:06	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 3, 78 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005389.

MSVO 3, 78 artifact entry (No. P005389). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005389 (Original work published 2001)

MSVO 3, 78 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005389 (Accessed: June 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 3, 78 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005389},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005389},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 3, 78 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005389.

MSVO 3, 78 artifact entry (No. P005389). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005389 (Original work published 2001)

MSVO 3, 78 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005389 (Accessed: June 11, 2026).

@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 3, 78 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005389},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005389},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005389
LB  - CDLI:P005389
M1  - 2026/6/11/
TI  - MSVO 3, 78 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005389
ER  -