MSVO 4, 24 (P005426)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 05303

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

74.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 3(N01)# , SIG2~b#
2. 1(N01) , GADA~a
3. 2(N01) , GADA~a ZATU750
4. 1(N01) , SZU2
5. 1(N01) , SZEN~e
6. 1(N01) , ZATU777
7. 1(N01) , SZU TUN3~a
column 2
1. 2(N01) , GISZIMMAR~b1
2. 1(N01) , BUR~a MUD3~a
3. 2(N01) , A# BUR~a
4. 2(N01) , KU6~a BUR~a
5. 1(N01) , NI~a BUR~a
6. 1(N01) , NAGA~a SZITA~a3 MU#?
7. 2(N01) , A ZATU777
column 3
1. 1(N01) , SZIR~a
2. 2(N01) , ZATU787 SI
3. , KITI# [...] KU~b1 SAG# KU6~a# RAD~a# [...]
reverse
column 1
1. , KITI PA~a
2. , ME~a EN~a KU6~a RAD~a UR2#
3. , KU~b1# SAG

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P005426

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 74.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 15.0 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 05303
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 4, 24

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

    74 x 45 x 15 - VAT 5303 - previous publication: ATU 1, 629 - sealed account of textile products and apparent metal objects.

  • history: ATU 1, 629

    [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 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 09:17:42 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 12:13:07 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 4, 24 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005426.
MSVO 4, 24 artifact entry (No. P005426). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005426 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 4, 24 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005426 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 24 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005426},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005426},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 4, 24 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005426.
MSVO 4, 24 artifact entry (No. P005426). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005426 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 4, 24 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005426 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 24 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005426},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005426},
}


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