MSVO 4, 39 (P005441)

Account 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

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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 052873 ?

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Tell Uqair)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Account

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

61.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 2(N14) 3(N01) , 1(N57) SZE~a
1.b. 1(N14) , HI@g~a
2.a. 4(N01) , 2(N57)
2.b. 1(N01) , HI@g~a
3.a. 5(N01) , 3(N57) X
3.b. 4(N01) , HI@g~a
4. 1(N14) , 4(N57) SZE~a
5.a. 2(N39~a) [...] , X [...]
5.b. 1(N01)# [...] , [...]
column 2
1. 4(N01) , ZATU714
2. 1(N01) , |NINDA2xKASZ~b|
3. , URI3~a SAL GI#
column 3
1. 1(N14) , SZE~a
2. , KU6~a RAD~a [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N20)? , SZE~a# [...]
2.a. 2(N20)? 1(N05)? , KU6~a RAD~a SANGA~a
2.b. 1(N14) 5(N01) , HI@g~a
3. 3(N01) , APIN~a NAM2 RAD~a
column 2
1. 1(N45)# [...] 1(N20)? 1(N01)# 1(N24)# [...] , [...] AB~a APIN~a

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 > Account
Language(s)	Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P005441
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P005441

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	61.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Tell Uqair)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	Uq 2, 300 ?
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 052873 ?
Accession Number

References

primary: MSVO 4, 39

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

61 x 64 x 16 - IM 52873? - previous publication: F. Safar, JNES 2 (1943) pl. 31, no. 117 - = Uq 2, 300? - this tablet has been missing since 1978, according to museum records (information of 19 April 1990 from Ahmed Kamel), but is possibly in the Diyala Muse
history: JNES 2 (pp. 131-158), pl. 31, no. 117

[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	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-16 at 08:06:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-16 at 16:09:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-04 at 14:47:15	Downton, Jessica	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2024-06-19 at 14:50:47	Downton, Jessica	Artifact metadata	Downton, Jessica	Dahl, Jacob L.	Declined
2018-02-12 at 09:17:48	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, 39 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005441.

MSVO 4, 39 artifact entry (No. P005441). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005441 (Original work published 2001)

MSVO 4, 39 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005441 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 39 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005441},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005441},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 4, 39 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005441.

MSVO 4, 39 artifact entry (No. P005441). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005441 (Original work published 2001)

MSVO 4, 39 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005441 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 39 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005441},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005441},
}

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DA  - 2024/9/16/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P005441
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - MSVO 4, 39 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005441
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