MSVO 1, 179 (P005246)

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 1926-0565

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

70.0 mm × 70.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
column 1
1.a. 1(N14)# 4(N01)# , X X ZATU644~a#
1.b1. 1(N14) , SZU2
1.b2. 1(N01)# , [...] SZU2
1.b3. 1(N01) , ME~a
1.b4. 2(N01) , ZATU753
2. 1(N01) , DUG~b#
3. 1(N01) , KASZ~c#
4. 6(N01)# , MA#
5. 6(N01)# , HASZHUR#
column 2
1. 4(N14)# 4(N01)# , X AB~a
2.a. 1(N01) , AMAR# EN~a# DUG~a# BAR#
2.b. 6(N01) , UDU~a#
3. 3(N14)# , AB~a# SUHUR#
4. [...] , EN~a# PA~a# DUG~a#
5. 2(N52)# , AB~a
column 3
1. 3(N21) , EN~a DUG~a BAR
2. , GU7 GA~a X
reverse
column 1
1. , GIBIL# 3(N57) SU~a GU7# GA~a# [...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
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Consult word list of Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 70.0 high × 70.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: MSVO 1, 179

    [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.

    70x70x26 - sealed - complete but damaged tablet with a mixed account including dried fruits (?)

  • history: OECT 7, 25

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: Ashm 1926-0565
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
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  • Excavation No: Ashm 1926,565
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-03-04 at 12:35:51 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2018-02-12 at 09:17:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-02-02 at 15:13:22 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:13:03 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“MSVO 1, 179 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005246.
MSVO 1, 179 artifact entry (No. P005246). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005246
MSVO 1, 179 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005246 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
@misc{2001MSVO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {MSVO 1, 179 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005246},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005246},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P005246
LB  - CDLI:P005246
M1  - 2024/4/25/
TI  - MSVO 1, 179 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P005246
ER  -
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