MSVO 3, 78 (P005389)

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

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

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

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 Unpublished.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 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
2018-02-12 at 09:17:28 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 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  - 
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