MSVO 4, 57 (P005459)

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 039

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

55.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 21.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(N50)# , EN~a#
2. 4(N14)# [...] , [...]
3.a. 1(N50)# 2(N14)# [...] , [...]
3.b. 1(N14)# [...] , X [...]
4. 1(N50)# 2(N14)# [...] , SZE~a#? [...]
5.a. 3(N01)# , URU~a1#
5.b1. , KALAM~b UR2
5.c1. , MAR~a# NAM2 [...]
5.c2. , TAK4~a#? X
column 2
1. 2(N50)# 8(N14)# , GA~a# KI#
2. , 5(N57)#? URU~a1# AN# |SZU2.EN~a|# SZITA~a1#
reverse
1. 1(N45) 4(N50) 1(N14) 1(N22) , 5(N57) URU~a1 SZITA~a1 AN |SZU2.EN~a|

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 55.0 high × 52.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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  • primary: MSVO 4, 57

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

    55 x 52 x 21 - KU 39 - previous publications: P. van der Meer, RA 33, 190, no. 17 - J. Friberg, ERBM 2, 57 - much of obverse surface has been lost since the tablet was copied by van der Meer, so that the copy here was produced using the original copy, correct


  • history: RA 33 (pp. 185-190), 17

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

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  • Museum No.: KU 039
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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
2024-05-24 at 11:16:51 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2019-06-26 at 20:22:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:54 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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Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 4, 57 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005459.
MSVO 4, 57 artifact entry (No. P005459). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005459 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 4, 57 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005459 (Accessed: December 7, 2025).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 57 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005459},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005459},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005459
LB  - CDLI:P005459
M1  - 2025/12/7/
TI  - MSVO 4, 57 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005459
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 4, 57 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005459.
MSVO 4, 57 artifact entry (No. P005459). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005459 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 4, 57 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005459 (Accessed: December 7, 2025).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 57 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005459},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005459},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005459
LB  - CDLI:P005459
M1  - 2025/12/7/
TI  - MSVO 4, 57 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005459
ER  - 
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