MSVO 4, 08 (P005410)

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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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 05294

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

79.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N01) , UTUA~a 3(N57)#
2. 1(N01) , UTUA~a KUR~a GUM~b
3. 1(N01)# , UTUA~a HI@g~a [...]
4. 1(N01)# , UTUA~a GAL~a#?
5. 1(N01)# , UTUA~a GAL~a SZITA~a1
column 2
1. 1(N01) , UTUA~a GISZ SZUBUR
2. 1(N01) , UTUA~a DIM~a
3. 1(N01) , UTUA~a DAH
4. 1(N01) , UDUNITA~a EN~a 1(N04)
5. 1(N01) , UD5~a SZA ZATU694~c
column 3
1. 1(N01) , UD5~a UB UMBIN~a ME~a
2. 1(N01) , UD5~a 3(N57) TUR
3. 1(N01) , UD5~a NI~a SAL
blank space
reverse
column 1
1. 8(N01) , UTUA~a
2. 1(N01) , UDUNITA~a
3. 4(N01) , UD5~a
blank space
column 2
1. 1(N14) 3(N01) , UDU~a MUSZEN KI GI

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	P005410
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P005410

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	79.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 14.0 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 05294
Accession Number

References

primary: MSVO 4, 8

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

79 x 49 x 14 - VAT 5294 - previous publication: ATU 1, 623 - account of small cattle (sheep and goats) with subtotals and total on reverse.
history: ATU 1, 623

[Falkenstein1936ATU1] Falkenstein, Adam. 1936. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk. Ausgrabungen Der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft in Uruk-Warka, Band 2. Leipzig: Harrassowitz.
history: OIMP 32 (pp. 33-84), 076

[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.

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
2024-07-03 at 09:19:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-03-16 at 15:43:39	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:35	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, 08 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005410.

MSVO 4, 08 artifact entry (No. P005410). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005410 (Original work published 2001)

MSVO 4, 08 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005410 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005410},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005410},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 4, 08 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005410.

MSVO 4, 08 artifact entry (No. P005410). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005410 (Original work published 2001)

MSVO 4, 08 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005410 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005410},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005410},
}

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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P005410
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - MSVO 4, 08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005410
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