MSVO 4, 31 (P005433)

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 05316

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

52.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 33.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(N01) , |SAL.KUR~a| URUDU~a#
column 2
1. , SZIDIM# 3(N57) PA~a#? NAM2 RAD~a KASZ~a TUR#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P005433

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 52.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 33.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. Tell Uqair) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 05316
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 4, 31

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

    52 x 46 x 33 - VAT 5316 - previous publications: ATU 1, 655 - cf. A. Vaiman, VDI 1974/2, 141 - sealed receipt for two slaves (male and female, KURa and SAL).


  • history: ATU 1, 655

    [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 Artifact

“MSVO 4, 31 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005433.
MSVO 4, 31 artifact entry (No. P005433). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005433 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 4, 31 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005433 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 31 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005433},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005433},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 4, 31 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005433.
MSVO 4, 31 artifact entry (No. P005433). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005433 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 4, 31 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005433 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 31 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005433},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005433},
}

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