MSVO 4, 44 (P005446)

Administrative tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Katholieke Universiteit, Nijmegen, Holland

Museum Collection(s)

Katholieke Universiteit, Nijmegen, Holland

Museum Number

KU 036

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

86.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(N45) 5(N14) , SZE~a E2~b DA~a
2. 2(N45) 8(N14) , SZE~a 3(N57) PIRIG~b1 E2~b#
3. 1(N45) 5(N14) , 2(N57) SZE~a# MA#? KU6~a# UR5~a#? |GISZ.TE|#
4. 1(N45) 6(N14) , SZE~a BA X PIRIG~b1#
column 2
1. 1(N46) 5(N19) , PAP~a BU~a NAM2
2.a. 2(N45) , SZE~a KASKAL SUKUD#?
2.b. 1(N46) 5(N19) , |GISZ.TE|
3.a. 8(N14) , EN~a# SI#? SAL KU3~a
3.b. 1(N46) ,
reverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N36) 3(N34) 2(N46) 2(N19) , SZE~a PA~a NAM2 RAD~a
1.b1. , PAP~a BU~a NAM2
1.b2. , X BU3
column 2
  blank space
  with clay core removal

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/P005446

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 86.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Katholieke Universiteit, Nijmegen, Holland
Museum Number KU 036
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSVO 4, 44

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

    86 x 60 x 19 - KU 36 - previous publications: P. van der Meer, RA 33, 188, no. 2 - J. Friberg, ERBM 2, 45 - large account recording the distribution of grain to named individuals, with a total on the tablet reverse - note that the scribe has apparently either

  • history: RA 33 (pp. 185-190), 2

    [vanderMeer1936RA33] Meer, Petrus E. van der. 1936. “Dix-Sept Tablettes Semi-Pictographiques.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 33 (4): 185–90.

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
2024-05-24 at 11:16:51 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-06-26 at 20:19:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-01-12 at 17:15:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Friberg, Jöran CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:27 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, 44 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005446.
MSVO 4, 44 artifact entry (No. P005446). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005446 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 4, 44 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005446 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 44 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005446},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005446},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 4, 44 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005446.
MSVO 4, 44 artifact entry (No. P005446). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005446 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 4, 44 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005446 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 44 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005446},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005446},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005446
LB  - CDLI:P005446
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - MSVO 4, 44 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005446
ER  -
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