MSVO 1, 212 (P005279)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1926-0566

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

107.0 mm × 70.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N01) , SAL GAR# X X
1.b1. , (ZATU751~a# ERIM~a)a
1.b2. , ([...] X)a
2.a. [1(N01)] , |SAL.KUR~a|# [...]
2.b1. , (3(N57)# [...] X)a
2.b2. , ([...] KU3~a)a
3.a. 1(N01) , KUR~a E2~a SZA |MUSZENx2(N57)|#
3.b1. , (SI DUG~a#? X X)a
3.b2. , ([...])a
4.a. 1(N01) , KUR~a# |MUSZENx2(N57)|# [...]
4.b1. 1(N14) , UDU~a#
4.b2. 1(N01) , [...]
4.b3. , (AMA~a# ERIM~a MUSZEN MASZ)a
5.a. [1(N01)] , [...]
5.b1. , ([...])a
5.b2. , ([...] SAG# ERIM~a# [...])a
6.a. [1(N01)] , [...]
6.b1. , ([...] |KA2xLAM| GA~a)a
6.b2. , (X IL# KI?)a
7.a. [1(N01)] , [...] DIM~a# DA~a X
7.b. , (LAGAB~b |DUxDISZ|# ERIM~a)a
8.a. [1(N01)] , [...] X
8.b. , ([...] X)a
9.a. [1(N01)] , SAL AL# TUR [...]
9.b1. , (AN |MUSZENx2(N57)| GAR# X SZA#)a
9.b2. , ([...])a
column 2
1.a. 1(N01) , KUR~a# EN~a# TI# E2~a#
1.b. , (AMA~a# MUSZEN# MASZ# KI# ZATU694~c# GI#)a
2.a. 1(N01) , SAL# E2~a# EN~a# [...]
2.b1. , (GAL~a# PU2#)a
2.b2. , (X X [...])a
3.a. [1(N01)] , SAL# EN~a# |SZU2.E2~a|#
3.b1. , (SU~a# U2~b)a
3.b2. , (URU~a1 SAR~a)a
4.a. 1(N01)# , KUR~a# ZATU735~a# E2~a
4.b1. , (E2~a SAL AD~c)a
4.b2. , (GU4@g DIN)a
5.a. 1(N01) , SAL UD5~a
5.b1. , (MEN~a DUR2# ZATU751~a# ERIM~a)a
5.b2. , (TUM~c SZA# SZA#?)a
6.a. 1(N01) , KUR~a X UD5~a# AD~a#
6.b1. , (I GI6 ERIM~a#)a
6.b2. , (E2~a#? DAH#)a
7.a. 1(N01)# , PAP~a# BU~a#? NE~a
7.b1. , (|SAGxMA|#)a
7.b2. , (RU# [...])a
8.a. 1(N01) , SAL# SZA# TAK4~a# A#
8.b1. , (TU~b# UD5~a#?)a
8.b2. , ([...])a
9. , DAH# X |SAGxMA|# KI#
reverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N02) , SAL |MAH~axNA~a|#
1.b1. , (TUM~c SZA SZA)a
1.b2. , (DAH E2~a)a
2.a. 2(N02) , MEN~a NUNUZ~a1 TUR
2.b. , (DAH [...])a
3.a. 1(N02) , E2~a EN~a TI
3.b1. , (SI MA)a
3.b2. , (|GIxKU~b1|)a
4.a. 1(N02) , SAL E2~a TI EN~a
4.b. , (|SZE~a&SZE~a| KASZ~c DA~a)a
5.a. 1(N02) , SAL# X X
5.b. , (TUM~c# KU6~a#? X)a
6.a. 1(N02) , SAL# MEN~a# NUNUZ~a1
6.b1. , (SAG# TAK4~a# NI~a#)a
6.b2. , (KU6~a# KISIM~a# KU~b1#)a
7.a. 2(N02)# , MEN~a NUNUZ~a1 TUR
7.b1. , (MUSZEN? KASZ~b)a
7.b2. , (DAH E2~a)a
8.a. 1(N02)# , |SILA3~axSZU2|# EN~a# A#
8.b1. , (KU6~a ERIM~a)a
8.b2. , (E2~a DAH)a
9.a. 1(N02) , SAL A |SILA3~axSZU2| EN~a
9.b1. , (MUSZEN# MASZ#)a
9.b2. , (|GIxKU~b1|)a
column 2
1. 1(N14) 7(N01) , |SAL.KUR~a| |SAGxMA|
2. 1(N14) , |SAL.KUR~a| ERIM~a X [...]
column 3
1. [2(N14)] 7(N01)# , |SAL.KUR~a|# UB PA~a#? |SAGxMA|# SANGA~a# X EN~a# 1(N04)

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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): 107.0 high × 70.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • Seal no.:
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  • primary: MSVO 1, 212

    [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.

    107x70x20 - nearly complete but damaged tablet with an account of a labor force, representing a nearly exact recapitulation of the two texts MSVO 1, 213 and 214 - s. A. Vaiman, VDI 1974/2, 141 no. 27 part of obv., H. Nissen, P. Damerow and R. Englund, Frühe

  • history: OECT 7, 22

    [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.

  • history: Frühe Schrift, 113-116, no. 13.3

    [Nissen1991FrüheSchrift] Nissen, Hans J., Peter Damerow, and Robert K. Englund. 1991. Frühe Schrift Und Techniken Der Wirtschaftsverwaltung Im Alten Vorderen Orient. Informationsspeicherung Und -Verarbeitung Vor 5000 Jahren. Franzbecker.

  • history: VDI 1974/2, 141 no. 27 part of obv.

    [Vaiman] Vaiman, Aisak A. n.d. Vestnik Drevnej Istorii 1974 (2).

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Ashm 1926-0566
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
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  • Excavation No: Ashm 1926,566
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 14:41:50 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 09:17:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-09 at 13:35:34 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-10-26 at 13:20:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2007-11-17 at 03:06:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:23 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:04 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, 212 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005279.
MSVO 1, 212 artifact entry (No. P005279). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005279 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 1, 212 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005279 (Accessed: December 7, 2024).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-12-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 1, 212 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005279},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005279},
}


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