MSVO 1, 213 (P005280)

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 1926-0647

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

78.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 16.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N01) , |SAGxMA| |SAL.KUR~a| SZA E2~a |MUSZENx2(N57)|
1.b1. , (ZATU751~a ERIM~a#)a
1.b2. , ([...])a
2.a. 1(N01)# , |SAGxMA| X SZA# [...]
2.b1. , (DUR2 3(N57) ZATU751~a)a
2.b2. , (AB~a TUR#? KU3~a 1(N02))a
3.a. 1(N01) , |SAGxMA| SZA MUSZEN E2~a [...]
3.b1. , (SI MA EN~a X)a
3.b2. , (|GIxKU~b1| BAR)a
4.a. 1(N01) , |SAGxMA| KUR~a SZA |MUSZENx2(N57)| E2~a
4.b1. 1(N14) , UDU~a
4.b2. 1(N01) , KISZ KUR~a
4.b3. , (AMA~a MUSZEN MASZ ERIM~a)a
5.a. 1(N01) , |SAGxMA| GESZTU~c5 |MUSZENx2(N57)| GI SZA E2~a AMA~a
5.b. , (SAG ERIM~a TAK4~a NI~a MUSZ3~a UR2 DUR2)a
column 2
1.a. [1(N01)] , [...] KUR~a# PIRIG~b1# ERIM~a
1.b. , (|KA2xLAM| GA~a)a
2.a. 1(N02) , |SAL.KUR~a| E2~a EN~a TI
2.b. , (SI MA EN~a |GIxKU~b1|)a
3.a. 1(N02) , |SAL.KUR~a| EN~a TI E2~a
3.b1. , (TUM~c KU6~a)a
3.b2. , (|GA2~a2xSZE3| ZATU751~a)a
4.a. 1(N02) , |SAL.KUR~a| EN~a E2~a TI
4.b1. , (|SZE~a&SZE~a| KASZ~b DA~a)a
4.b2. , (3(N57) A)a
5.a. 1(N01) , |SAL.KUR~a| DIM~a DA~a |SAGxMA|
5.b. , (LAGAB~b |DUxDISZ|? ERIM~a)a
reverse
column 1
1.a. 2(N01) , |SAGxMA| |SAL.KUR~a| AL
1.b. , ([...] X DU)a
2.a. 1(N01)# , TUR# PAP~a SAL NI~a AL [...]
2.b. , (AN GAR# |MUSZENx2(N57)| SZA)a SAL
3.a. 1(N01) , KUR~a PAP~a EN~a |SZU2.E2~a|
3.b. , (SAL AMA~a MUSZEN MASZ |GIxKU~b1|? KI)a
4.a. 1(N01)# , |SAL.KUR~a|# EN~a |SZU2.E2~a|
4.b. , (GAL~a ERIM~a PU2)a
5.a. 1(N01) , |SAL.KUR~a| EN~a |SZU2.E2~a|
5.b1. , (SU~a U2~b)a
5.b2. , (URU~a1 SAR~a)a
6.a. 1(N01) , |SAGxMA| KUR~a E2~c ZATU735~a
6.b. , (E2~a SAL AD~c)a
column 2
1.a. 1(N01)# , |SAL.KUR~a| UD5~a [...]
1.b. , (|GA2~a2xSZE3|# DUR2 ZATU751~a)a ERIM~a
2.a. [...] , [...] X
2.b. , (I# GI6 ERIM~a)a
3.a. 1(N01) , [...] PAP~a# BU~a# [...]
3.b. , (|SAGxMA|)a
4.a. 1(N01) , X [...] SAL#
4.b. , ([...] X)a
5.a. 1(N01) , |SAL.KUR~a| E2~a SZUR2~a SZU RU DU
5.b. , (|GA2~a2xSZE3| RU)a |SAGxMA| ERIM~a
6.a. 1(N01) , |SAL.KUR~a| |SAGxMA| TU~b TAK4~a A
6.b1. , (E2~a U4 LAM~b)a
6.b2. , (AD~c? NI~a SZU)a
7.a. 1(N01) , |SAL.KUR~a| |MAH~axNA~a|
7.b. , (TUM~c SZA SZA)a |SAL.KUR~a|
8.a. 2(N01) , MEN~a TUR NUNUZ~a1
8.b. , (E2~a DAH)a

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): 78.0 high × 47.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: MSVO 1, 213

    [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.

    78x47x16 - nearly complete but damaged tablet with an account of a labor force - s. the foregoing comment and A. Vaiman, VDI 1974/2, 141 no. 28 part of obv., H. Nissen, P. Damerow and R. Englund, Frühe Schrift, 113-116 (catalogue no. 13.4)

  • history: OECT 7, 73

    [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. 13.4

    [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. 28 part of obv.

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Ashm 1926-0647
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No: Ashm 1926,647
  • Findspot Square:
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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, 213 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005280.
MSVO 1, 213 artifact entry (No. P005280). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005280 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 1, 213 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005280 (Accessed: November 21, 2024).
@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-11-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSVO 1, 213 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005280},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005280},
}


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