MSVO 4, 01 (P005403)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Tell Uqair), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 05302

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Tell Uqair)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

77.0 mm × 66.0 mm × 19.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a1. 2(N45) 6(N14) , |U4x1(N57)| SZE~a NE~a DA~a SZA3~a2 ZATU757
1.a2. , EN~a SZU
1.b1. 2(N19) ,
1.b2. 1(N14) , |HIx1(N57)| GI6
2. 1(N45) 9(N14) , |U4x2(N57)| SZE~a SZA3~a2 ZATU756 GAN2
3.a. 1(N45) 5(N14) , |U4x3(N57)| X [...]
3.b1. 8(N14) , ZATU756
3.b2. 4(N14)# [...] , [...]
4. [8(N14)?] , [|U4x4(N57)| ...]
column 2
1. 6(N14) , |U4x5(N57)| SZE~a EN~a KI ME~a UR2 RAD~a KU6~a
2. 8(N14) , |U4x6(N57)|# SZUBUR AB2
3. 4(N14) 3(N19) , |U4x7(N57)| MAR~a MUSZEN ZATU756
4. 2(N45) 1(N14) , |U4x8(N57)| SZE~a [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 3(N34) 2(N45) , |U4x8(N57)| SZE~a |SAL.SZU2| KU6~a# GU7

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 77.0 high × 66.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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  • primary: MSVO 4, 1

    [Englund1996MSVO4] Englund, Robert K. 1996. Proto-Cuneiform Texts from Diverse Collections. Materialien Zu Den Frühen Schriftzeugnissen Des Vorderen Orients, Band 4. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

    78 x 68 x 18 - VAT 5302 - previous publications: ATU 1, 621 - cf. A. Vaiman, ActAn. 22, 22, R. Englund, "Administrative Timekeeping in Ancient Mesopotamia," JESHO 31 (1988) 162, and H. Nissen, P. Damerow and R. Englund, Archaic Bookkeeping (Chicago 1993) pp.

  • history: Englund, OBO 160/1, p. 183 fig. 70

    [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.

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  • history: ATU 1, 621

    [Falkenstein1936ATU1] Falkenstein, Adam. 1936. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk. Ausgrabungen Der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft in Uruk-Warka, Band 2. Leipzig: Harrassowitz.

  • history: Frühe Schrift, p. 80, no. 10.6 photo

    [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: OIMP 32 (pp. 33-84), 077

    [Woods2010writing] Woods, Christopher. 2010. “The Earliest Mesopotamian Writing.” In Visible Language. Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond, edited by Christopher Woods, 33–84. Oriental Institute Museum Publications, Number 32. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 05302
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  • Provenience: uncertain (mod. Tell Uqair) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 14:41:50 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-16 at 16:09:47 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 09:19:50 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 09:17:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:26 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:06 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 4, 01 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005403.
MSVO 4, 01 artifact entry (No. P005403). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005403 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 4, 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005403 (Accessed: November 17, 2025).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 4, 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005403},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005403},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005403
LB  - CDLI:P005403
M1  - 2025/11/17/
TI  - MSVO 4, 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005403
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 4, 01 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005403.
MSVO 4, 01 artifact entry (No. P005403). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005403 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 4, 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005403 (Accessed: November 17, 2025).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 4, 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005403},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005403},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005403
LB  - CDLI:P005403
M1  - 2025/11/17/
TI  - MSVO 4, 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005403
ER  -
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