MSVO 4, 04 (P005406)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 05292

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

69.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N14) , SZE~a PA~a UB
2. 1(N14) 3(N01)# , SZE~a BAHAR2~c#
3. 1(N14) 3(N01)#? , SZE~a X ERIM~a#
4. 5(N01) , APIN~a URI3~a SZE~a# [...]
column 2
1. 3(N01) , SANGA~a# MU#
2. 1(N14) , GISZIMMAR~b1 PA~a
3. 1(N01) , UDU~a SAL
4. 1(N14)# 2(N01)# , BU~a# ERIM~a SAG#
5. 2(N01)# , NA~a U2~b ERIM~a
6. 5(N01)# , AN NI~a ERIM~a 3(N57)#? [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 9(N14)# , SZE~a SZU
2. , EN~a KU6~a RAD~a UR2

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	P005406
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P005406

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	69.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 05292
Accession Number

References

primary: MSVO 4, 4

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

69 x 48 x 16 - VAT 5292 - previous publication: ATU 1, 628 - account of grain qualified SZU.
history: ATU 1, 628

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-16 at 16:09:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:33	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:26	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 Artifacts

“MSVO 4, 04 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005406.

MSVO 4, 04 artifact entry (No. P005406). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005406 (Original work published 2001)

MSVO 4, 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005406 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005406},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005406},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005406
LB  - CDLI:P005406
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - MSVO 4, 04 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005406
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 4, 04 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005406.

MSVO 4, 04 artifact entry (No. P005406). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005406 (Original work published 2001)

MSVO 4, 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005406 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005406},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005406},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005406
LB  - CDLI:P005406
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - MSVO 4, 04 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005406
ER  -