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MSVO 4, 29 (P005431)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Tell Uqair), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 05308

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Tell Uqair)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

57.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. [...] , SZE~a X [...]
1.b. [...] 1(N01)# , [...] EN~a# GU
2.a. 1(N01) , SAL NA~a# UR~a PAP~a
2.b. , NE~a ZATU773~a KUR~a
3.a. [...] , AB2# [...]
3.b. 5(N01)# [...] , [...]
column 2
1.a. [...] 1(N14)#? , SAR~a# [...]
2.a1. 1(N01) , |GURUSZ~cx2(N14)|
2.a2. 1(N01) , GU4
2.b. [...] , [...] TUR
3.a. 7(N14) , SZE~a [...]
3.b. 2(N01) , TUR NAM2 TI SAL AMA~a
column 3
1. [...] , [...]
reverse
column 1
1.a. 2(N01)# [...] , [...]
1.b. 2(N01)# [...] , [...]
2.a. 5(N01)# , X [...]
2.b1. 4(N01)# , X [...]
2.b2. 1(N01)# , X [...]
2.b3A. , [...]
2.b3B. , [...]
column 2
1. [...] 8(N01)# , KUR~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)

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Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 57.0 high × 64.0 wide × 20.0 thick
Weight:
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Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Undetermined

Related publications

primary: MSVO 4, 29

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

57 x 64 x 20 - VAT 5308 - previous publication: ATU 1, 639 - fragmentary account of male slaves qualified KURa (see the total on the reverse) together with notations in the grain capacity numerical system, possibly representing rations - note use of a double
history: ATU 1, 639

[Falkenstein1936ATU1] Falkenstein, Adam. 1936. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk. Ausgrabungen Der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft in Uruk-Warka, Band 2. Leipzig: Harrassowitz.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 05308
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. Tell Uqair) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Dates Referenced:
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-16 at 16:09:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2018-02-12 at 09:17:44	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2007-02-02 at 15:13:26	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:13:07	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved

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“MSVO 4, 29 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005431.

MSVO 4, 29 artifact entry (No. P005431). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005431 (Original work published 2001)

MSVO 4, 29 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005431 (Accessed: March 13, 2025).

@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 29 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005431},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005431},
}

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M1  - 2025/3/13/
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UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005431
ER  -

“MSVO 4, 29 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005431.

MSVO 4, 29 artifact entry (No. P005431). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005431 (Original work published 2001)

MSVO 4, 29 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005431 (Accessed: March 13, 2025).

@misc{2024MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 29 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005431},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005431},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P005431
LB  - CDLI:P005431
M1  - 2025/3/13/
TI  - MSVO 4, 29 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005431
ER  -

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