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

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Photo

Lineart

Lineart (seal impression)

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#

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	P005433
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	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-16 at 16:09:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:44	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 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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TI  - MSVO 4, 31 artifact entry
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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).

@misc{2024MSVO,
	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},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005433
LB  - CDLI:P005433
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - MSVO 4, 31 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005433
ER  -