MSVO 4, 45 (P005447)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Katholieke Universiteit, Nijmegen, Holland

Museum Number

KU 045

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

72.0 mm × 68.0 mm × 24.0 mm

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 6(N14) 1(N01) , SZE~a KU6~a AB~a
1.b. 9(N19)# 4(N04)# ,
2. 5(N14) 1(N01) , SZE~a# NIM~a# RU
3. 3(N14) 2(N01)# , EZINU~a# |BU~a+DU6~a|# |BU~a+DU6~a|#
4.a. 1(N14) , GAN2# SZUBUR
4.b. 2(N19)# 2(N04)# ,
5. 6(N14)# 4(N01)# , E2~a#? APIN~a#
6. 3(N14) 4(N01)# , SZE~a# AN# MAR~a# PA~a#
column 2
1. 1(N14) 1(N01) , EN~a PAP~a
2. , MAR~a# AN# PA~a
column 3
1.a. 4(N01) , SZE~a GAN2 GUN3~b X
1.b. 2(N19) ,
2. , AN MAR~a BU~a PAP~a NAM2
reverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N34) 9(N14) 1(N01) , MAR~a AN PA~a
1.b1. 2(N45) 7(N14) 1(N01) , SZE~a
1.b2. 1(N46) 2(N19) ,
2.a. 2(N14) 4(N01) , NAM2 BU~a PAP~a
2.b1. 4(N01) , SZE~a
2.b2. 2(N19) ,
column 2
1. 2(N45) 7(N14) 5(N01) , SZE~a
2. 1(N46) 4(N19) ,
column 3
1. 1(N34) 1(N45) 1(N14) 5(N01) , BU~a PAP~a NAM2 AN MAR~a PA~a GI#

Consult previous versions and their differences
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Consult word list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 72.0 high × 68.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • primary: MSVO 4, 45

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

    72 x 68 x 24 - KU 45 - previous publications: P. van der Meer, RA 33, 188, no. 6 - J. Friberg, ERBM 2, 47-49 - sealed complex account of large grain measures apparently received from named individuals by two high officials PAa AN MARa and NAM2 BUa PAPa AN MAR

  • history: Englund, OBO 160/1, p. 190 fig. 74

    [Englund1998OBO160/1] Englund, Robert K. 1998. “Texts from the Late Uruk Period.” In Annäherungen 1: Mesopotamien. Späturuk-Zeit Und Frühdynastische Zeit, edited by Pascal Attinger and Markus Wäfler, 13–233. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 160/1. Freiburg Schweiz: Universitätsverlag.

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  • history: AfO 44/45 (pp. 1-58), 43

    [Friberg1997AfO44] Friberg, Jöran. 1997/98. “Round and Almost Round Numbers in Proto-Literate Metro-Mathematical Field Texts.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 1–58.

    discussion of text

  • history: RA 33 (pp. 185-190), 6

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: KU 045
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-16 at 16:09:47 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-08 at 08:38:45 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-24 at 11:16:51 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:27 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:07 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“MSVO 4, 45 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005447.
MSVO 4, 45 artifact entry (No. P005447). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005447 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 4, 45 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005447 (Accessed: April 30, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 45 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005447},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005447},
}


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