MSVO 4, 71 (P005473)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Carré, Brussels, Belgium

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Carré, Brussels, Belgium

Museum Number

Anonymous 005473

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

73.0 mm × 69.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a1. 1(N14) 7(N01) ,
1.a2. 1(N01) KU3~a ,
1.a3. 1(N02) ,
1.b. , SZAKIR~c ZATU752 GI |U4x2(N57)|#?
2. , PAD~a U4 PAP~a
column 2
1. , SANGA~a ZATU753
2. , IB~a LA2 SUG5
3. , |GA~a.ZATU753|

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
Language(s)	Undetermined

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P005473
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P005473

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	73.0 mm × 69.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Carré, Brussels, Belgium
Museum Number	Anonymous 005473
Accession Number

References

primary: MSVO 4, 71

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

73 x 69 x 18 - previous publication: R. Englund, Iraq 53, 101-104 - collated in London in May 1989 - the tablet, now in the private collection of J. Carré, is certainly from Warka - it contains an account of a large amount of dairy fat represented by the sign
history: Iraq 53 (pp. 101-104)

[Englund1991Iraq53] Englund, Robert K. 1991. “Archaic Dairy Metrology .” Iraq 53: 101–4.
history: was Carré 1

[sec2579] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-16 at 16:09:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:27	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:08	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, 71 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005473.

MSVO 4, 71 artifact entry (No. P005473). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005473 (Original work published 2001)

MSVO 4, 71 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005473 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 71 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005473},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005473},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 4, 71 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005473.

MSVO 4, 71 artifact entry (No. P005473). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005473 (Original work published 2001)

MSVO 4, 71 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005473 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 71 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005473},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005473},
}

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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P005473
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - MSVO 4, 71 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005473
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