MSVO 4, 32 (P005434)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 05318

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

56.0 mm × 59.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] , EN~a#? ME~a#? UR2 KU6~a RAD~a
2.a. 1(N14) 5(N01) , MAR~a DAR~a
2.b. 1(N14) 5(N01) , GI
column 2
1. [...] 1(N14)# , [...] EN~a APIN~a#
2. 1(N14) , AB2 UDU~a SANGA~a
3. 1(N14) , UTUL~a GAL~a GI
column 3
1. [...] , [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N34) [...] 5(N01)# , GI [...]
column 2
1. 3(N34)# 8(N01)# , DAR~a# X [...]

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	P005434
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P005434

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	56.0 mm × 59.0 mm × 20.0 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 05318
Accession Number

References

primary: MSVO 4, 32

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

56 x 59 x 20 - VAT 5318 - previous publication: ATU 1, 650 - fragmentary large account concerning objects counted using the sexagesimal system and qualified with either GI or, probably, BA (not preserved) - note the parallel professional designations SANGAa A
history: ATU 1, 650

[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 09:17:45	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, 32 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005434.

MSVO 4, 32 artifact entry (No. P005434). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005434 (Original work published 2001)

MSVO 4, 32 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005434 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 32 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005434},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005434},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MSVO 4, 32 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005434.

MSVO 4, 32 artifact entry (No. P005434). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005434 (Original work published 2001)

MSVO 4, 32 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005434 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 32 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005434},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005434},
}

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