MSVO 4, 58 (P005460)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 05921

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

74.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 15.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 2(N01) , SZAM2 APIN~a
1.b1. , (NIM~b2)a
1.b2. , (ZATU659)a
2.a. 2(N01) , RAD~a
2.b1. , (ADAB SZUBUR)a
2.b2. , (NIM~b1 EN~a)a
3.a. 1(N01) , SANGA~a
3.b. , (GIR3@g~b 3(N57))a
4.a. 1(N01) , SUKKAL ME~a
4.b. , (6(N57) KISZ)a
5. , ADAB SZUBUR
column 2
1.a. 2(N01) , MAR~a AN
1.b1. , (ZATU751~a? EN~a)a
1.b2. , (|BU~a+DU6~a| GUL)a
2. 4(N01)# , DAR~c PAP~a
3. , DAR~c PAP~a
reverse
column 1
1. 6(N01) , ADAB SZUBUR
2. 6(N01) , DAR~c# PAP~a#
column 2
1. 1(N14) 2(N01) , EN~a TE AN MAR~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): 74.0 high × 44.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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  • primary: MSVO 4, 58

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

    74 x 44 x 15 - NBC 5921 - previous publications: BIN 8, 3 - J. Friberg, ERBM 1, 7-8, and ERBM 2, 17-23 - account of discrete objects (?) qualified with distinct sign combinations - note the use of a double dividing line on the obverse of the tablet, and the co


  • history: BIN 8, 3

    [Hackman1958BIN8] Hackman, George G. 1958. Sumerian and Akkadian Administrative Texts from Predynastic Times to the End of the Akkad Dynasty. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Yale University 8. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: Anc. Mes. Speaks, p. 206, no. 7

    [Lassen2019AncMesSpeaks] Lassen, Agnete, Eckart Frahm, and Klaus Wagensonner, eds. 2019. Ancient Mesopotamia Speaks: Highlights of the Yale Babylonian Collection. Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University.

  • history: OIMP 32 (pp. 33-84), 080

    [Woods2010writing] Woods, Christopher. 2010. “The Earliest Mesopotamian Writing.” In Visible Language. Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond, edited by Christopher Woods, 33–84. Oriental Institute Museum Publications, Number 32. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

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  • Museum No.: NBC 05921
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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
2024-07-03 at 09:19:50 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2019-09-06 at 06:23:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-05-20 at 18:18:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:54 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 12:13:07 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, 58 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005460.
MSVO 4, 58 artifact entry (No. P005460). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005460 (Original work published 2001)
MSVO 4, 58 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005460 (Accessed: November 21, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-11-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {MSVO 4, 58 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005460},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005460},
}

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