MSVO 4, 28 (P005430)

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

Lineart (seal impression)

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 05314

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

60.0 mm × 57.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N01) , EN~a RAD~a ME~a# KU6~a# UR2
column 2
1. , DARA4~c1# BIR3~a# TE
2. , SZUR2~a# SANGA~a# [...]
reverse
column 1
1. , BU~a PAP~a ZATU776 E2~b NAMESZDA

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	P005430
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P005430

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	60.0 mm × 57.0 mm × 23.0 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 05314
Accession Number

References

primary: MSVO 4, 28

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

60 x 57 x 23 - VAT 5314 - previous publication: ATU 1, 647 - apparent receipt concerning a named slave (?), compare the parallel texts MSVO 4, no. 31, and MSVO 1, nos. 221-223 - such receipts were consolidated in accounts such as MSVO 4, nos. 29 and 67, and M
history: ATU 1, 647

[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 09:17:43	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 12:13:07	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, 28 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005430.

MSVO 4, 28 artifact entry (No. P005430). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005430 (Original work published 2001)

MSVO 4, 28 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005430 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 28 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005430},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005430},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 4, 28 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005430.

MSVO 4, 28 artifact entry (No. P005430). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005430 (Original work published 2001)

MSVO 4, 28 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005430 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 28 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005430},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005430},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - MSVO 4, 28 artifact entry
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