MSVO 4, 30 (P005432)

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 05326

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

40.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...] X
2. [...] , [...] X X
column 2
1. [...] 1(N22)# [...] 3(N01)# , DU KU6~a
2. , EN~a# X [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] , [...] GAN2# UR2# BAR#? SAG@g

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P005432

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 18.0 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 05326
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 4, 30

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

    40 x 37 x 18 - VAT 5326 - previous publication: ATU 1, 634 - fragment of an account including field area notations.

  • history: ATU 1, 634

    [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 09:17:44 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, 30 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005432.
MSVO 4, 30 artifact entry (No. P005432). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005432 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 4, 30 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005432 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 30 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005432},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005432},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 4, 30 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005432.
MSVO 4, 30 artifact entry (No. P005432). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005432 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 4, 30 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005432 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 30 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005432},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005432},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/17/
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