MSVO 4, 80 (P005482)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 031211

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

47.0 mm × 30.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N01)#? , X
2. 1(N01)# , DUR2#? A#
3. 1(N01)# , NE~a# BAR#
4. 1(N01)# , NIM~a# ERIM~a#
5. 1(N01)# , BU~a# |MUSZENx3(N57)|# GI#
6. 1(N01)# , SAGSZU#? MUSZEN#
column 2
1. 1(N01)# , MA#? NA~a#
2. 1(N01)# , MA# NA~a#
3. 1(N01)# , BU~a#? MA# NA~a#
4. 1(N01)# , KA~a# NI~a# ME~a#? UKKIN~a#?
5. , NAR# A
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N01)# , SAL#? EN~c#
2. 1(N01)# , NIM~a#?
3. 2(N01)# , NU#? DUG~a#
4. 1(N01)# , MUSZEN# DA~a# BA#?
5. 1(N01)# , MUSZEN# SU~a#
6. [...] , X X
column 2
1. 1(N01)# , NIM~a# X
2. , SAG# BU~a#

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 47.0 high × 30.0 wide
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  • primary: MSVO 4, 80

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

    47 x 30 x ? - IM 31211 - previous publication: A. Delougaz, OIP 63, pl. 63, no. 73 - copied using what appeared to be a gypsum cast in the collection of the Iraq Museum - unclear account - see comments to preceding text.

  • history: OIP 63, pl. 63:73 (pp. 28, 51)

    [Delougaz1952OIP63] Delougaz, Pinhas. 1952. Pottery from the Diyala Region. Oriental Institute Publications 63. University of Chicago Press. https://oi.uchicago.edu/sites/oi.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/shared/docs/oip63.pdf.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM 031211
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: TA 1934 0064 (= TA 1934 T0007)
  • Findspot Square:
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    For excavation no. see OIP 88 p. 239; see also OIP 88, p. 72 to show that this excavation no. = pl. 63:73 of that publication.

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
2023-10-19 at 13:52:25 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-19 at 13:23:27 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:18:04 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 12:13:08 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, 80 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005482.
MSVO 4, 80 artifact entry (No. P005482). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005482 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 4, 80 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005482 (Accessed: December 4, 2025).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 80 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005482},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005482
LB  - CDLI:P005482
M1  - 2025/12/4/
TI  - MSVO 4, 80 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005482
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MSVO 4, 80 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P005482.
MSVO 4, 80 artifact entry (No. P005482). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P005482 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 4, 80 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P005482 (Accessed: December 4, 2025).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 80 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P005482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P005482},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005482
LB  - CDLI:P005482
M1  - 2025/12/4/
TI  - MSVO 4, 80 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P005482
ER  -
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