MSVO 4, 16 (P005418)

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 05313

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

49.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 16.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...] ENGIZ SZAGAN
column 2
1. 1(N01) , MA
2. 1(N01) , HASZHUR
3. , ZATU736~a
column 3
1. 2(N21)# ,
2. , AB~a SANGA~a# [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N01) , MA
2. 1(N01) , HASZHUR
3. , 3(N57) SAL [...] GI# AB~a#
column 2
1. , [...] SANGA~a# UMUN2# KU3~a#
column 3
1. 1(N01)# [...] , [...]
2. 1(N01) , MA# [...]
3. 1(N01) , HASZHUR# [...]
4. 2(N21) ,
5. , X [...]

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Consult sign list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Consult word list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 49.0 high × 38.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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  • primary: MSVO 4, 16

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

    49 x 38 x 16 - VAT 5313 - previous publication: ATU 1, 646 - fragmentary account of dried fruit and other products, of which only notations representing amounts of a product qualified with the numerical system B* (see P. Damerow and R. Englund, ATU 2, 134-13


  • history: ATU 1, 646

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

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  • Museum No.: VAT 05313
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  • Provenience: uncertain (mod. Tell Uqair) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-16 at 16:09:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:26 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 4, 16 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005418.
MSVO 4, 16 artifact entry (No. P005418). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005418 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 4, 16 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005418 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005418},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005418},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 4, 16 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005418.
MSVO 4, 16 artifact entry (No. P005418). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005418 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 4, 16 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005418 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005418},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005418},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005418
LB  - CDLI:P005418
M1  - 2026/1/25/
TI  - MSVO 4, 16 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005418
ER  - 
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