MSVO 4, 36 (P005438)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Tell Uqair), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 052557

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

102.0 mm × 67.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N01) , DU A NE~a
2. 1(N01) , E2~a# X AB~a
3. 1(N01) , AK~a# GAL~a#? SZU# [...]
4. 1(N01)# , PA~a#? [...]
5. [1(N01)] , [...] SAL#
6. [1(N01)] , AN TE
7. 1(N01) , 3(N57) ME~a
8. 1(N01) , 3(N57)# GIR3@g~b#?
9. 1(N01)# , X [...]
column 2
1. 1(N01) , DIM~a IM~a
2. 1(N01) , NAGAR~a
3. 1(N01) , GUL |BU~a+DU6~a|
4. 1(N01) , AN KI
5. [1(N01)] , EN~a# UDU~a#? X
6. [1(N01)] , EN~a URU~a1# 5(N57)
7. 1(N01) , UB I
8. 1(N01)# , EN~a PAP~a#
9. 1(N01) , X SZUR2~b
10. 1(N01)# , [...] PA~a
column 3
1. 1(N01)# , [...]
2. 1(N01) , X [...]
3. 1(N01) , UMUN2 3(N57) NIGIN
4. 1(N01) , NIMGIR
5. 1(N01) , EN~a DARA4~a1 TI
6. 1(N01) , EN~a# E2~b TI
7. 1(N01)# , AN# 3(N57)
8. 1(N01) , SZU# TUR#
9. 1(N01) , UR2 U4
10. 1(N01) , KUR~a A
11. 1(N01) , SZUBUR
12. 1(N01) , GIR3~c
reverse
column 1
1. 3(N14)# 1(N01) , BA E2~b KU6~a A [...]
column 2
1. , [...]
2. , GISZIMMAR~b1 PA~a NI~a#? PA~a# [...] SAR~a#?

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/P005438

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 102.0 mm × 67.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. Tell Uqair)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number Uq 2, 298
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 052557
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 4, 36

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

    102 x 67 x 20 - IM 52557 - previous publication: F. Safar, JNES 2 (1943) pl. 30, no. 114 - = Uq 2, 298 - Safar states op.cit., p. 155, that the four tablets MSVO 4, 36-39, "are the only ones found at the prehistoric site of Tell Uqair. All but No. 117 [=no. 3

  • history: JNES 2 (pp. 131-158), pl. 30, no. 114

    [Safar1943JNES2] Safar, Fuad, Seton Lloyd, and Henri Frankfort. 1943. “Tell Uqair: Excavations by the Iraq Government Directorate of Antiquities in 1940 and 1941.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 2 (2): 131–58. https://doi.org/10.1086/370671.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-16 at 08:06:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-16 at 16:09:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:26 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:07 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 4, 36 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005438.
MSVO 4, 36 artifact entry (No. P005438). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005438 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 4, 36 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005438 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 36 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005438},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005438},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 4, 36 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005438.
MSVO 4, 36 artifact entry (No. P005438). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005438 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 4, 36 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005438 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 36 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005438},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005438},
}


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