MSVO 1, 084 (P005151)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 116730

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

81.0 mm × 77.0 mm × 0.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(N01)# , ZATU659
2. 1(N01) 1(N08) , 1(N39~a)
3. 1(N01) , 1(N24)
4. , |ZATU651xGAR| 3(N57) A IB~a |U4.1(N08)|
column 2
1. 5(N01) , ZATU659
2. 1(N01) , 1(N24)
3. 5(N01) , |5(N57).GAR|
4. , |ZATU737xBUR~a|# EN~a UR~a BA NUN~a |U4.2(N08)|
column 3
1. 5(N01) , ZATU659
2. 8(N01) , ZATU726~d
3. , |ZATU737xBUR~a| EN~a UR~a BA NUN~a |U4.3(N08)|
column 4
1. 1(N14) 5(N01) , ZATU659
2. 3(N01) , 1(N39~a)
3. 1(N14) 5(N01) , 1(N24)
4. 4(N14) , |4(N57).GAR|
5. 5(N01) , GAR ZAG~a MUD NUN~a TE
6. , SZITA~a1 U4 E2~a NUN~a |U4.4(N08)|
column 5
1. 1(N14) , [ZATU659]
2. 2(N01) , 1(N39~a)#
3. 3(N01) , 1(N24)
4. 2(N14) , |4(N57).GAR|
5. , EN~a NUN~a UR~a BA |U4.5(N08)|
reverse
column 1
1. 1(N14) , ZATU659#
2. 1(N01) 1(N08) , 1(N39~a)
3. 4(N01) , 1(N24)
4. 3(N01) , ZATU726~d
5. 2(N14) 5(N01) , |3(N57).GAR|
6. 2(N01) , TE ZAG~a MUD# AN#
7. , BA |ZATU737xBUR~a|
column 2
1. 4(N14) , ZATU659 BA
2.a. 1(N34) 1(N14) 9(N01) 1(N08) , GAR BA
2.b1. 6(N01) 1(N08) , 1(N39~a)
2.b2. 8(N01) , ZATU726~d
2.b3. 1(N34) 5(N01) , GAR
3.a. 1(N14)# 9(N01)# , 1(N24) U4#? [...]
3.b1. 5(N01) , U4 E2~a SZITA~a1 NUN~a GU7
3.b2. 1(N14) 4(N01) , BA

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 81.0 high × 77.0 wide × 0.0 thick
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  • primary: MSVO 1, 84

    [Englund1991MSVO1] Englund, Robert K., Jean-Pierre Grégoire, and Roger J. Matthews. 1991. The Proto-Cuneiform Texts from Jemdet Nasr. I: Copies, Transliterations and Glossary. Materialien Zu Den Frühen Schriftzeugnissen Des Vorderen Orients (MSVO), Band 1. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

    81x77xXX - complete but damaged tablet with an account of grain rations - “complex” rotation - s. preceding catalogue entry and treatment by J. Friberg, The Early Roots of Babylonian Mathematics 2 (Göteborg 1979) 62-65 - tablet bought from Major Mocatta - also

  • history: OECT 7, 94

    [Langdon1928OECT7] Langdon, Stephen H. 1928. The H. Weld-Blundell Collection in the Ashmolean Museum. Pictographic Inscriptions from Jemdet Nasr, Excavated by the Oxford and Field Museum Expedition. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts, Vol. 7. London: Oxford University Press.

  • citation: Finkel & Taylor, Cuneiform, Fig. 52

    [FinkelTaylor2015] Finkel, Irving L., and Jonathan Taylor. 2015. Cuneiform. British Museum.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 116730
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-01 at 15:52:37 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:20 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:01 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 1, 084 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 1, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005151.
MSVO 1, 084 artifact entry (No. P005151). (2024, June 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005151 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 1, 084 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005151 (Accessed: November 21, 2024).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-11-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 1},
	title = {MSVO 1, 084 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005151},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005151},
}


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